Coral reefs worldwide are undergoing their fourth global bleaching event due to warming ocean waters, scientists say. Since February 2023, coral reef bleaching across at least 53 countries, ...

Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometers northeast of Sydney. It's covered in lush forest and ...

Massive coral bleaching across the world's oceans during the past year's extremely warm water temperatures was labeled a “global coral bleaching event” by federal officials on Monday. It’s the fourth ...

There might be an upside to the loss of coral reefs. Their decline would mean oceans can absorb up to 5 per cent more carbon dioxide by 2100, researchers estimate, slowing the build up of this ...

It might sound like a strange silver lining: as coral reefs decline, the ocean could actually end up absorbing more carbon. But it’s not quite the climate win it first appears to be. Coral reefs are ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. This novel approach involves storing and cooling coral sperm and larvae, or ...

Coral reefs around the world are rapidly declining due to various natural and anthropogenic factors, including climate change, overfishing, pollution, and coastal development. Scientists estimate that ...