Over 7,000 acres (28.3 sq km) of coral reefs—roughly the size of 4,000 football fields—have been decimated by dredging and ...

Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by mitigating flooding damage, according to a study by a U.S. Geological Survey ...

Restoring coral reefs can save thousands of lives, hundreds of millions of dollars, and our most at-risk neighbors.

The report, which also lists the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan, says the claimants’ activities have caused ‘irreparable’ damage.

Coral Reef Nightlife Becomes More Predatory With Artificial Light Dec. 18, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities ...

Residents of Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi's fifth-largest island, are increasingly wary of megayachts lingering along their coastline ...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

Marine conservationists say China’s land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea involving dredging and building artificial islands atop coral reefs have caused significant ecological damage.