Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves through the food chains of these critical ecosystems, an international team ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), a global nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the world's coral reefs, is proud to announce its expansion to ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: As sharks declined by 75 percent and fish preferred by humans ...

When we think of fossils, giant prehistoric creatures like dinosaurs may come to mind. But the fossil record also holds the remains of smaller organisms, such as fish and corals, that tell us about ...

Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could stop growing, and even start eroding away, by 2040 if global warming continues unchecked, a new study finds. Coral reefs, especially those near shores, protect ...

From hotter temperatures that contribute to ocean acidification and coral degradation to instances of coral bleaching caused by a combination of warmer oceans, overfishing and pollution, Caribbean ...

A new analysis published in the journal Nature highlights the dimensions of modern coral reef degradation, according to an international team of researchers, including scientists from Boston College's ...

Scientists in the United States are reporting “unprecedented patterns” of surface warming, an ominous sign for coral. By Catrin Einhorn As the world’s coral reefs suffer a fourth global bleaching ...

The Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems (CCRE) Program is a long term field site dedicated to investigations of coral reefs and associated mangroves, seagrass meadows, and sandy bottoms. Field operations ...

Responding to a recent coral bleaching event in the Caribbean, a NASA-led team is in the region this week assessing the situation as part of a U.S. inter-agency response. Coral bleaching is associated ...