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Planet satellite image of coral off Belize's Lighthouse Reef. Taken March 28, 2018.

A global coral reef monitoring system is coming soon

Rhett A. Butler 4 Jun 2018

Australia to invest $379 million to protect the Great Barrier Reef

Mongabay.com 3 May 2018
Mantaray, northwest Galápagos. Photo by Greg Asner / DivePhoto.org

Corals thrive on remotest islands in the Galápagos

Greg Asner and Clare LeDuff 31 Jan 2018

Mesoamerican Reef gets improving bill of health

Mongabay.com 22 Jan 2018

Reef bleaching five times more frequent now than in the 1980s, study finds

Mongabay.com 4 Jan 2018
A coral reef ecosystem in the Sulug Sea, Borneo. Photo courtesy of Greg Asner / DivePhoto.org

Reefscape: A global reef survey to build better satellites for coral conservation

Greg Asner and Clare LeDuff 2 Jan 2018

Brazil / UK push offshore oil pact, a potential climate change disaster

Jenny Gonzales 13 Dec 2017

Imperiled treasure: A coral reef called Varadero (commentary)

Emily Darling | Kim Terrell | Elisa Bayraktarov 6 Oct 2017
Coral flourescing, a reaction to stressful conditions

Capturing the wonder and vulnerability of coral reefs in real-time: Q & A with the director of “Chasing Coral”

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 21 Sep 2017

Critically endangered staghorn corals are benefiting from coral gardening in the Caribbean

Mike Gaworecki 9 Aug 2017

Climate change-induced bleaching decimating Great Barrier Reef

John Cannon 15 Mar 2017

First-ever underwater photos of newly discovered Amazon Reef have surfaced

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jan 2017

Top climate stories to watch in 2017

Mike Gaworecki 29 Dec 2016

2016’s top 10 developments for the world’s oceans

Caroline Jablonicky, Douglas McCauley 28 Dec 2016

Great Barrier Reef suffered worst coral die-off on record in 2016: new study

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Nov 2016

Rising sea levels could actually help coral reefs survive global warming: Study

Mike Gaworecki 25 Aug 2016

Watch how corals ‘violently’ bleach as sea temperatures rise

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Aug 2016

Climate change pledges not nearly enough to save tropical ecosystems

Jeremy Hance 16 Aug 2016

Widespread coral bleaching event to hit US hard for third straight year

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Jun 2016

Top 10 stories you should be aware of this World Oceans Day, according to Carl Safina

Mike Gaworecki 8 Jun 2016

Saving reef fish from the impacts of a hit film

Mike Gaworecki 23 May 2016

Biodiversity makes reef fish more resilient in the face of climate change, research confirms

Mike Gaworecki 16 May 2016

Scientists just discovered an Amazon reef system in an area targeted for oil exploration

Mike Gaworecki 22 Apr 2016

Last best place on earth: Who will save the Caribbean’s great coral reef?

Justin Catanoso 14 Apr 2016

The longest global coral bleaching event in history isn’t over yet

Mike Gaworecki 25 Feb 2016

Massive bleaching event puts world’s coral reefs at risk

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Oct 2015

Good news! Some corals show surprising resilience to ocean acidification

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Oct 2015

Human impacts are ‘decoupling’ coral reef ecosystems

Jeremy Hance 9 Mar 2015

Corals thriving despite acidified conditions in remote Pacific bay

Tanya Dimitrova 25 Feb 2014

Protected forests linked to healthy coral reefs in Fiji

Andrew Mann 27 Jan 2014

Scientists discover a new coral in the French Polynesia

Ariel Mark 20 Dec 2013

Sea and storm: coastal habitats offer strongest defense

Dr Liz Kimbrough 11 Oct 2013

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