Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study of deep-sea coral reefs indicates that humans may be having a much more significant impact on them than previously ...

A towering coral reef has emerged from the depths of Australia’s northern waters, reshaping what scientists thought they knew about the ocean floor. Rising 500 meters from the seabed—taller than the ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral ...

Scientists believe they have discovered at least 20 new species in a deep part of the Pacific Ocean. The discoveries were found after researchers from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 ...

A new scientific paper reveals that many predictions about the future of coral reefs under climate change may be missing a crucial piece of the puzzle. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) recently published a paper detailing their observations of a major coral bleaching and mortality event that occurred on the deep reefs of ...

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Some scientists have held out hope that, given the threats tropical corals face from climate change, they could improve their viability by expanding their range — by finding refuge in more temperate ...

Tristan Salles receives funding from Australian Research Council. Laurent Husson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...

Joshua Cinner receives funding from the Australian Research Council and National Geographic Society. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the International Coral Reef ...