Gates was director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and a strong advocate for coral conservation.

With the help of gold nanorods and a cryoprotectant, coral larvae are brought back to life after cryopreservation.

Algae on the reefs make a sound when they produce gas bubbles.

Both deep and shallow reefs are prone to bleaching, concludes a new study.

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

A study shows that by killing off seabirds on islands, rodents slash the flow of nutrients into the ocean.

Ocean acidification can alter coral reef communities by decreasing calcification, encouraging the growth of green algae, and increasing metabolic rates. 

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.

Marine scientists slowed the spread of a disease that attacks coral by removing areas around diseased tissue.