It sticks out like a sore thumb. Not because it is ugly or, on its face, scary. Instead, there is a distinct sense upon first seeing it that it doesn't belong. The narrow tunnel is cleaved from ...

Even if you’ve never gone scuba diving or peered into a tropical tank at your local aquarium, you know that coral reefs are the ocean’s art show. They’re all bright, colorful and full of life — right?

LONDON(Reuters) - Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures. On Monday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land itself. Sea water divides the sunset and a ghost land of corals in New Ireland, ...

Record high temperatures and relentless marine heat waves triggered widespread coral bleaching and die-offs in the Florida Keys and the Caribbean this summer, forcing emergency rescue measures to ...

Scientists racing to protect coral amid an ocean heat wave blistering reefs off South Florida got some rare good news this month. Some of the rescued corals made babies in their lab. An ocean heat ...