Floridians are not used to hearing the word “extinct” applied to species that play significant roles in the state’s ...

Coral isn’t exactly a migratory species. Many have exoskeletons that seem more like sculptures than living organisms. But right now, Florida scientists are watching closely to see if an unusual ...

Over that time, he's witnessed an alarming trend. In the past 20 years, half of Florida corals have died off. "Watching the decline of coral at Looe Key has been heartbreaking," Lapointe says. "When I ...

Researchers have discovered playing the ambient sounds of healthy coral reefs underwater helps encourage vital reef-building coral, suggesting a promising path for repairing weakening reefs around the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Coral reefs around the world are facing some tough times. Between disease, warming oceans and human involvement, many reefs are dying off. This month, scientists reported that the ...

The past three summers have been the worst on record for Florida's coral reefs. To try to restore them, scientists are breeding corals that can... Scientists are using corals from other countries to ...

The Great Barrier Reef has a chance to survive! For the longest time, scientists believed that the beautiful underwater monument would face decline if the global temperatures increase beyond 1.5 ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word “extinct” applied to species that play significant roles in the state’s ...

In a lab at the University of Miami, there are tanks of knobby, tan-colored corals from Florida, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. They've been drafted into a sort of coral Olympics, as scientists look ...