Last month, scientists found the world’s largest coral near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The coral was so big ...

These are called coral reefs. Coral reefs offer both food and protection for various marine animals. Tiny creatures use the ...

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with ...

Bleaching occurs when water temperatures rise and the coral expels microscopic algae, known as zooxanthellae, to survive. If high temperatures persist, the coral can eventually turn white and die.

For coral reefs, climate change is an existential threat. Australia's Great Barrier Reef has endured seven mass bleaching ...

The Blue Springs Education Foundation paid for the saltwater aquarium. With help from a Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium partnership, students get hands-on learning experiences.

The researchers found that many corals and other calcifying organisms showed greater resilience, partly because crustose coralline algae thrived under the future ocean conditions and became more ...

United Nations Environment Programme says the world’s largest coral reef has an important message for us and we should pay attention ...

At one of the largest saltwater aquarium complexes in the state, more than 50 coral species are grown and native species ...