Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyond ...

Last week, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a global partnership and forum of 100-plus governments, NGOs, and other entities working toward the preservation of the world’s coral reefs ...

Once vibrant coral reefs have lost their colors in what scientists say is part of the worst global bleaching event on record, impacting more than 80 countries and territories. A report from the ...

More than four-fifths of the world's coral reef areas have been affected by devastating mass bleaching spurred by record-high ...

Coral reefs are known for their vibrant, rainbow-hued colors. They are vital to 25% of ocean life, even though they only make ...

the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It's the fourth global bleaching event since 1998, and has now surpassed bleaching from 2014-17 that hit some two-thirds of reefs, said ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in ...

The world's coral reefs are in the midst of the fourth and largest global bleaching event in recorded history, NOAA announced ...

Coral reefs around the world are losing their color at an unprecedented scale as a result of rising sea temperatures, federal marine scientists announced this week.