If climate change continues apace, 96 percent of shallow coral reef ecosystems may collapse within 50 years, including in ...

Ancient forests submerged thousands of years ago have become thriving underwater peat reefs in Mozambique, supporting fish ...

Rising seas submerged these forests in Mozambique, now they serve as wildlife hotspots, with similar levels of biodiversity ...

Coral reefs are renowned for their beauty as well as their diversity. But not many people know that most of the diversity found around coral reefs is completely hidden to the naked eye. Welcome to the ...

The first near-telomere-to-telomere genome of the feather star Cenometra bella reveals unprecedented chromosomal fusion among ...

Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life, with about one-quarter of all ocean species depending on reefs for food and shelter at some point in their lifecycle.

Bali's coral reefs are collapsing, and the culprit has spent decades sunbathing, snorkeling, and spending money in Sanur. Now that same force may be the only thing powerful enough to pull the reefs ...

Coral reefs are often seen as the tropical rainforests of the ocean. They only occupy one percent of the ocean floor and yet contain 25 percent of the ocean’s biodiversity. That amounts to roughly two ...

Submerged forests up to 5,000 years old off Mozambique now shelter reef fish like a coral reef, and their carbon role is unknown.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef ...