Living by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature's most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm ...

Shipowner Ernst Jacob and marine insurer SIGCo will pay $17 million to settle US and Puerto Rico claims over coral reef ...

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment ...

For decades, coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been suffering from disease, pollution, overfishing and rising sea ...

Scientists say coral reefs may be getting sick from more than ocean heat, with nutrient imbalance now linked to deadly ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems. A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ...

Austin Bowden-Kerby, a pioneer in coral reef conservation, spends many of his days gardening corals for reefs around Fiji and ...

A Honduran coral reef withstood a century of pollution and disease. It could be used to restore dying Caribbean reefs—if scientists can figure out how it survived. Despite being exposed to decades of ...

A peer-reviewed global analysis has found that around 73% of tropical marine protected areas, including those in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat, are exposed to sewage-derived nitrogen at levels that can harm ...

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Dainty blue fish dart around coral shaped like moose antlers near the Mexican resort of Cancun, but sickly brown spots are appearing where pollution threatens one of the ...