shallow waters in tropical areas. Its analysis found that 892 reef-building coral species are now considered threatened, representing 44 percent of the total. This marked a significant increase ...

It provides habitat for fish that are important for sport fishing to fisheries, to provide food." Workers man the colony farm at the Florida Aquarium's Coral Conversation and Research Center in ...

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are both ... schools of colorful reef fish, coral colonies with parrotfish grazing on algae, bird wrasses fluttering their pectoral fins, butterflyfishes ...

Rising ocean temperatures have spurred mass bleaching events at coral reefs across the world, threatening crucial ecosystems for marine life as well as the livelihoods of people who rely on them. The ...

The updated assessment of the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species looked at reef-building corals, which live in warm, shallow waters in tropical areas. Most reef-building coral is found across the ...

As ocean temperatures rise, coral reefs are increasingly at risk of bleaching. Scientists are exploring unconventional methods to protect them – one of which involves 3D printing artificial ...