Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems ... the ocean lowers the pH — a process referred to as ocean acidification. While the net impact of lower pH on coral reefs continues to ...

Beneath the shimmering blue surface of our oceans lies a world of color and life so breathtaking it almost feels otherworldly ...

If shellfish populations collapse, the animals that eat them will also suffer, with ripple effects throughout the ocean's food web. Two important planetary ecosystems, coral reefs and polar regions, ...

But the greatest threat of all threats to coral reefs is carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, which leads to ocean warming and acidification. Leading coral biologist Charles Veron has ...

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

Coral reefs are a crucial part of the marine ecosystem, providing habitats for all sorts of marine life and protecting ...

A new documentary, ‘Reef Builders,’ explores how coral reefs around the world have been decimated by climate change—and the ...

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

The twin threats to coral reefs are coral bleaching, and ocean acidification - both are ultimately linked to anthropogenic (human-induced) high CO2 levels in the Earth’s atmosphere. Reef death ...

Ocean acidification is often described as the evil twin of climate change. Prof Richard Twitchett explains what ocean acidification is and what it could mean for the planet. Earth's oceans are ...