Among other things, coral reefs have an image problem: their beauty is hidden under the waves — and so is their destruction from a rapidly warming climate. That’s why in 2014, College of Charleston ...

If you’ve ever watched old ocean documentaries and wondered why reefs don’t look that colorful anymore, you’re not alone. Much of what we remember was filmed with powerful artificial lights, careful ...

The centenary of wildlife broadcaster Sir David Attenborough is to be celebrated with screenings of his latest documentary accompanied by a live orchestra. Ocean in Concert premieres at the Bristol ...

Narrated by Liam Neeson, the award-winning giant-screen documentaries will now reach nationwide PBS audiences Public ...

In the middle of the Indian Ocean, more than 1.500 km from the nearest continent, lies an untouched, mysterious archipelago – the Chagos Islands. This group of 60 islands is one of the last pristine ...

Mass coral bleaching occurs when unusually warm ocean temperatures disrupt the partnership between corals and the microscopic algae that supply most of their energy, leaving corals weakened and often ...

Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive international study found that during the 2014–2017 global marine heatwave, ...

2026 may be the year when coral reefs around the world finally collapse as human–caused climate change continues to warm the oceans. Over the last 10 years, an estimated 30 to 50 per cent of the world ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in many reef ecosystems, and its effects are not well understood. Most previous research has focused exclusively on adult corals and their interactions with ...

Scientists have discovered a massive deep-sea coral reef system off the coast of Argentina that may be one of the largest on ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that ...

A recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover.