If the trend of declining coral growth continues at the current rate, the world's coral reefs may cease calcifying around 2054, a new study has found. Drawing on research from the late 1960s until now ...

The upper panel shows a coral reef margin in Belize with living branched Acropora (elkhorn) and platy Millepora (fire) corals, which are both competitive and fast-growing. The lower panel shows broken ...

A long-term study investigating the growth of corals in the Caribbean over the past century has shown that even stress-tolerant species of corals are finding it difficult to adapt to increasing ocean ...

A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental iron levels, suggesting that low iron levels limit coral growth and repair. Their ...

Algae living within the soft tissue of coral supply much of the energy needed by their hosts, and some symbiotic algae help coral withstand warmer water better than others. Researchers have now found ...

Striking Caribbean sunsets occur when particles in the air scatter incoming sunlight. But a particulate shadow over the sea may have effects underwater. A research team, including staff scientist ...