Coral reefs provide many economic benefits. Skeletons of coral provide sand for beaches, and these spectacular landscapes attract tourists who provide valuable income for local people. Coral reefs ...

The kikumeishimodoki, or zebra coral, lies about 20 meters off the coast of the Kamo district of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, which faces the Sea of Japan. The northern limit of the reef ...

A study of samples taken from inside the bodies of centuries-old coral has revealed the threat climate change now poses to the Great Barrier Reef. Researchers in Australia say temperatures in and ...

The bleached coral can look beautiful in pictures but scientists that dive to examine the reefs say that up close the coral is clearly ill and decaying. Scientists in the US, Australia ...

Ocean Park Hong Kong has launched a coral restoration centre to rebuild reefs in the city’s southern waters while educating the next generation about marine conservation. The new facility ...