On the Caribbean island of Bonaire, visitors not only witness the beauty of the reefs but can also help improve their health. Courtesy of Tourism Corporation Bonaire Bonaire in the Caribbean sea. I ...

Coral reefs are some of the most breathtaking and diverse ecosystems on our planet. Coral reefs are not just beautiful, they are also useful, as they maintain the health and balance of our planet, ...

Did you know coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the ocean but support 25% of marine species? This shows how vital these ecosystems are. Exploring the 10 best island reefs around the world reveals ...

(CNN) -- When coral reef ecologist Randall Kosaki and a team of scientists arrived by boat at a well-known coral reef near Hawaii this month, they had to "double-check their GPS," he told CNN. They ...

Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa ...

Earlier this month, the NOAA ship Rainier set off on a 22-day survey mission to monitor the coral reefs in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. When the team descended to Rapture Reef, a ...

A $5 million grant will help restore Eastern Dry Rocks, one of seven iconic reefs in the federally protected waters that surround the Florida Keys. The project includes planting more than 60,000 ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - It's such a vibrant orange that divers think it's part of South Florida's colorful coral reefs. But it's a destructive sponge that for the past decade has been spreading and ...

Researchers recently captured images of the damage from Hurricane Walaka in October to Rapture Reef at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. A shark swims over a coral reef at ...

When coral reef ecologist Randall Kosaki and a team of scientists arrived by boat at a well-known coral reef near Hawaii this month, they had to “double-check their GPS,” he told CNN. They were “not ...