From quick hits to deep dives, this Mashable series cuts through the noise to explain what on Earth is going on and what you should know about it. A coral farm in the Bahamas is proving that the most ...

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Governments are poised to make new commitments to biodiversity-rich ecosystems like coral reefs this month in Montreal. To make ...

Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate ...

Coral reefs play a vital role in the overall health of the planet. And off the coast of Florida, they're in jeopardy, as the relentless heat continues. The Coral Restoration Foundation said in one ...

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health ...

By Megan Strauss Scientists have layered hundreds of satellite images to reveal more than 1,000 previously uncharted coral ...

Hundreds of meters below the Atlantic’s surface, off the coast of the southeastern United States, sonar pulses bounced off ...

Scientists say coral reefs may be getting sick from more than ocean heat, with nutrient imbalance now linked to deadly ...

A new project in the Caribbean is setting out to save coral reefs – and the world. The Ocean-Shot Project, spearheaded by climate scientist Dr. Deborah Brosnan, launched in 2021 to develop a "massive, ...

A coral reef in Honolulu, Hawaii. Half of global coral coverage has disappeared since the 1950s. Donald Miralle via Getty Images Imagining a coral reef might bring to mind scenes teeming with fish, ...

When 69-year-old Mary Agnes Vodde-Hamilton died unexpectedly last year, her children weren't sure how she wanted to be interred. Her last Facebook post, though, told them exactly what she wanted. The ...