Coral Reefs

Most of the World’s Shallow Coral Reefs Could Collapse in the Next 50 Years 

If ocean temperatures continue to rise, experts warn these precious ecosystems may no longer be able to sustain marine life or the people who depend on them.

By Teresa Tomassoni

How Rewilding Could Help Atoll Islands Keep Pace With Rising Seas

By Bob Berwyn

Coral Reefs Can Recover But Relentless Marine Heat Waves Won’t Let Them

By Teresa Tomassoni

Global Warming Intensifies El Niño, Galápagos Coral Fossils Show

By Bob Berwyn

Bomb Fishing Is Reducing Coral Reefs to ‘Rubble’

By Johnny Sturgeon

The Thriving Coral Reef That ‘Defeated Time’ in West Africa

By Johnny Sturgeon

Offshore Oil and Gas Rush Threatens Whale Corridors and Coral Reefs

By Teresa Tomassoni

More Coral Reefs May Survive Climate Change Than Scientists Once Thought

By Teresa Tomassoni

As Global Warming Threatens Corals Worldwide, Woods Hole Scientists Search for ‘Super Reefs’ That Can Take the Heat

By Teresa Tomassoni

Across Ecosystems, Dead Organisms Help Shape the Living World

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Coral Reefs in French Polynesia Are Stuck Between Life and Death

By Ryan Green

Scientists Outplant Experimental ‘Flonduran’ Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park

By Teresa Tomassoni

Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas

By Teresa Tomassoni

US Government Is Accelerating Coral Reef Collapse, Scientists Warn

By Johnny Sturgeon

Scientists Push for More Ambitious Climate Targets

By Bob Berwyn

Ocean Warming Breaks Record for Ninth Straight Year

By Johnny Sturgeon

Raw Sewage Sneaking Into West Hawaii’s Coastal Waters Threatens Coral Reefs and Public Health, Scientists Find

By Jaylan Sims

In the Philippines, a New Protected Seascape Safeguards ‘Super Reefs’

By Teresa Tomassoni

UN Ocean Conference Opens With a Call to Defend the Deep Sea

By Teresa Tomassoni