Equipping children and teenagers with knowledge about corals reefs and why they are threatened may be a premise to set the foundation for the next generation of decision makers, practitioners, ...

Coral reef biologists are often asked the same question again and again: "When my kids grow up, will there still be coral reefs?" "That's a question I ask myself," says Christopher Cornwall, a ...

Signs instruct beachgoers to avoid walking or standing on coral because coral is alive and easily damaged by such actions. Other advice includes choosing sunscreen that’s free of reef-harming ...

Nonfiction children’s books about coral reefs aren’t incredibly common. Those written by a Ph.D. student are perhaps less common. Erin Spencer has pulled off something very few people have, then. The ...

In Volusia County's coastal communities, where fishing is a big part of the lifestyle, the importance of healthy ecosystems cannot be understated. Several species of fish, crustaceans and other ...

After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal blow to many of the vital underwater ecosystems, researchers have found a glimmer of hope off the ...

Inside Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, visitors can feast their eyes on the deepest display of living coral in the world. But worldwide, ...

It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. The mega ...