Historically thought to be a refuge for coral growing in the shallows, coral reefs from oceanic depths face similar threats, finds a new study.

The reef has bounced back from “death events” in the past, but that doesn’t mean it will be resilient over the next few decades.

Not only did many corals die in recent years, but some were actually killed by the hotter temperatures themselves, rather than bleaching.

Researchers exposed a coral reef to carbonated water to study the effects of ocean acidification.

Mary Hagedorn is racing to save Earth’s coral reefs by developing techniques for freezing the colonial animals’ gametes.

The most destructive global coral bleaching event on record shows signs of remission in the Indian Ocean. 

Nearly half of the corals in a nature preserve off Oahu bleached in recent years, according to a study.

Stylophora pistillata, a reef coral in the Northern Red Sea, thrived in simulated global-warming conditions.

Aerial survey results reveal severe coral bleaching across much of the massive reef system.