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The world’s oceans naturally absorb vast amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Electrochemical removal of ocean CO2 offers potential — and concerns

Sean Mowbray 20 Dec 2024

Coral destruction for toilet construction: Interview with a Malagasy fisher

Valisoa Rasolofomboahangy 20 Dec 2024

A port is destroying corals to expand. Can an NGO rescue enough to matter?

Valisoa Rasolofomboahangy 19 Dec 2024
A hawksbill sea turtle in Grand Cayman, part of the Mesoamerican Reef.

After historic 2024 coral bleaching, hope remains for Mesoamerican Reef

Fritz Pinnow 6 Dec 2024
Coral reef in Sombrero Island, Philippines.

Coral reefs could survive climate change, but in altered state, study says

Keith Anthony Fabro 5 Dec 2024

In Chile, discovery of shallowest red hydrocoral forest yet surprises scientists

Rocío González Trujillo 5 Dec 2024
Mario Motiño Sr. (front) and Mario Motiño Jr. (back), are trying out the new spears.

A father and son duo fight invasive lionfish on a Honduran reef

Fritz Pinnow 18 Nov 2024

Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns

Ashley Yeong 13 Nov 2024
Fish at a coral reef in the Red Sea, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.

Protecting coral reefs boosts fish numbers by 10%: Study

John Cannon 25 Oct 2024

In Mexico, scientists race to save Marietas Islands’ corals from ocean warming

Agustín del Castillo 30 Sep 2024
Fish at a coral reef in Mexico.

Lab-grown corals resisted bleaching during Caribbean’s worst marine heat wave

Caitlin Cooper 19 Sep 2024
A coral reef off the coast of Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. Image courtesy of Ronal Mambrasar/Konservasi Indonesia.

$35m debt-for-nature deal aims to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs

M Ambari 30 Aug 2024
Goondoi rangers performing a traditional dance at Etty Bay Beach.

Shaping the next generation of Indigenous rangers: Interview with Manni Edwards

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 18 Jul 2024
Coral reefs seen along the coast in an aerial photo.

New approach to restore coral reefs on mass scale kicks off in Hawai‘i

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Jun 2024

Ghost nets haunt marine life in Malaysian marine park, study finds

Ashley Yeong 13 Jun 2024

‘Our life support system is at risk’: Interview with ‘Her Deepness’ Sylvia Earle

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 May 2024
Fluorescing and bleached reef in New Caledonia in 2016.

Global coral bleaching now underway looks set to be largest on record

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Apr 2024

Faced with an extreme future, one Colombian island struggles to rebuild

Juan Pablo Pérez Burgos 15 Apr 2024
Satellite image of dredging in South China Sea

Island-building and overfishing wreak destruction of South China Sea reefs

Carolyn Cowan 8 Apr 2024
The helmet jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla) collected with a remotely operated vehicle in the North Pacific Ocean.

Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans

John Cannon 20 Mar 2024

Fears of marine disaster loom after fertilizer-laden ship sinks in Red Sea

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 5 Mar 2024

‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 5 Mar 2024
Jonathan Mesulam

PNG communities resist seabed mining: Interview with activist Jonathan Mesulam

John Cannon 1 Mar 2024

Should all marine reserves ban fishing? Not necessarily, new study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Feb 2024

Seabird poop is recipe for coral recovery amid climate-driven bleaching

Anna Dulisse 28 Feb 2024
An anemone fish in Hong Kong's coral reefs.

Hong Kong as a reef fish haven? These scientists want to get the word out

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Feb 2024
Koraï divers prepare to install a frame housing young hard corals in the protected waters of Antsoha Island, off northwestern Madagascar.

From exporting coral to restoring reefs, a Madagascar startup rethinks business

Valisoa Rasolofomboahangy 6 Feb 2024

Hotter seas lead to coral bleaching along Colombia’s coast, 2023 expeditions find

Antonio José Paz Cardona 25 Jan 2024

Kenyan villagers show how to harvest more octopus by fishing less

Diana Wanyonyi 24 Jan 2024
The surf at Teahupo'o in French Polynesia is world renowned. Image via Paris 2024 Olympic Committee.

Reef damage from 2024 Olympics surfing venue is avoidable (commentary)

Georgina Seal 8 Dec 2023
Mona Webber pointing at a mangrove restoration site on Norman Manly Highway.

Jamaica battles relentless plastic pollution in quest to restore mangroves

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Nov 2023
An area of biodiversity (including corals, crustaceans, urchins, anemones, and more) on Cacho De Coral, a newly discovered pristine coral reef.

Galápagos waters yield massive deepwater corals in latest biodiversity find

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 Nov 2023

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