In a study published today in Science Advances, researchers at UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Marine Ecological Theory Lab reveal that coral reefs are creeping toward the poles in ...

MO’OREA, French Polynesia. Titouan Bernicot was 16 when he had an epiphany: Everything he loved about living on an island in the South Pacific was tied to coral reefs. Titouan Bernicot [Photo: Ryan ...

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 laboratory study by scientist Keiko Wilkins found plastic consumed by coral can impede a reef’s growth. The study was conducted at the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory. University of ...

Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could stop growing, and even start eroding, by 2040 if global warming continues unchecked, a new study finds. Coral reefs, especially those near shores, protect ...

When we think about rapid decline in coral reefs, climate change is often the first culprit that comes to mind—bringing heat waves, bleaching events, and intensified cyclones. But in parts of ...