July 8, 2024 — Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay reveals a hidden ...

Vandenberg to sink to the bottom of the ocean. On a clear morning ... of fish seek shelter in their underwater structures. "The economic benefit of artificial reefs is very clear," says Michael ...

If carbon emissions are curbed and local stressors are addressed, coral reefs have the potential to persist and adapt over ...

Our work emphasizes how crucial this link is between ocean currents and fish ecology for understanding the broader impact of environmental change and fishing regulations on sensitive coral reef ...

In coming months and years scientists will conduct underwater ... reefs have already passed a point of no return at just 1.3 degrees of warming. This would have dire implications for ocean ...

Underwater radiated noise refers to the sound energy emitted from ships into the ocean. This noise originates from various sources, with cavitation from propellers being the most significant ...

In 2020, UN under-secretary-general Liu Zhenmin estimated a funding gap of around US$149.0 billion per year for Sustainable ...

Old water bottles, trash bags, straws, and countless other variations of plastic scrap litter the world’s beaches, eventually making their way into the ocean where they degrade over the course ...

In 2023, the Caribbean recorded its worst coral bleaching mortality since 1987. By October, mass bleaching affected over 95% ...

Research this year shows that 77% of the world’s reefs are affected by bleaching, mainly due to warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change. It’s the largest and fourth mass global ...