Coral reefs

“A mass bleaching event is, by definition, a mass mortality event,” a leading coral reef expert says

Insurance policies for natural resources are aiding conservation around the world

Researchers in Hawaii are studying the effects of the deadly blazes on its island of Maui, including how they have impacted drinking-water quality and might affect local marine ecosystems

As waters off Florida hit abnormally hot temperatures, volunteer divers are rescuing corals to ride out the heat wave in giant tanks on land

With unprecedented marine heat waves sweeping the globe, we need better solutions for ocean sustainability

New research points to underwater waves that create cooler ocean areas in which coral can survive global warming

This “gorgoning” releases antibacterial compounds and other substances that dolphins could be using to self-medicate

Structures first deployed as artificial reefs are being used in the Northeast to combat the force of waves as ocean levels rise

Once rare marine heat waves have become routine, threatening coral reefs and other sea creatures

An analysis of roughly 135,000 watersheds reveals that large amounts of key pollutants come from human wastewater, not just agricultural runoff

Coral skeletons have recorded changes in the ocean environment over thousands of years

Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as "The Blob", scientists said on Thursday.