Scientists found tiny reef fish resting safely inside Christmas tree worms, revealing a surprising coral reef relationship that needs study.

A deep-ocean coral reef presumed dead for nearly 60 years off the coast of Benin was recently rediscovered and is teeming with life. A team of oceanographers led by Gérard Zinzindohoué at the Institut ...

After being presumed extinct for sixty years, a remarkable coral reef off West Africa has been rediscovered, thriving with an array of fish and coral species. This vibrant mesophotic coral ecosystem ...

Sixty years after surveyors first uncovered evidence of a sprawling coral reef off the West African nation of Benin, scientists have at last found the reef.

Scientists from the Bishop Museum and NOAA have published a description of a new species of butterflyfish from deep reefs of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern ...

The 2019 heat wave that struck Mo'orea—a volcanic island in French Polynesia—swept through its coral reefs like an invisible ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Florida State Parks Foundation today celebrated Coral Reef Awareness Week (July 20-26) by ...

Researchers sighted patches of fern-like corals teeming with fish and other marine life. (Gérard Zinzindohoué) There's nobody ...

For years, the outlook for coral reefs has been increasingly bleak. Mass coral bleaching events caused by severe marine heatwaves have fueled repeated warnings that reefs are rapidly on an ...