Framed by palms and with sparkling turquoise sea, nowhere does beachside bliss like the Maldives. And with a string of new openings, this Indian Ocean the islands’ hotel scene has never looked better.

A highly protected island off central Queensland is known for some of the best coral cover on the great barrier reef. But ...

Scientists return to One Tree Island to assess the extent of last summer's coral bleaching event, and what it means for reefs ...

The biennial report outlines Australia’s continued warming, increased frequency of extreme heat events, rising sea levels, and expanded fire seasons – signalling shifts that may influence risk ...

The first section of an experimental reef made of interconnected concrete pieces and living oysters was installed last week ...

A German-American research team has discovered two highly unusual bacterial species in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from ...

If carbon emissions are curbed and local stressors are addressed, coral reefs have the potential to persist and adapt over ...

Randy Kosaki, NOAA’s chief scientist aboard the Oscar Elton Sette research vessel, looks out at Nihoa as the ship cruises ...

Marine animals like jellyfish, corals and sea anemones often live with algae inside their cells in a symbiotic relationship. The animals give the algae nutrients and a place to live; in return, algae ...

A German-American research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from ...

In a breakthrough study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have shown that, ...

Coral reefs face extinction due to climate change. Urgent global funding and new conservation methods are crucial for their ...