Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean yet support a quarter of all marine life. They also support nearly one billion people worldwide. Protecting reefs globally is critical. More than 70% of ...

University of Guam researcher Dr. Laurie Raymundo conducting a health assessment of a bleached Acropora muricata thicket in Apra Harbor, Guam, October 2017. Credit: Dave Burdick Half the world’s coral ...

STRAITS OF FLORIDA — At 2 a.m., oceanographer Ryan Smith was headed into his 12th hour of work with little sleep when trouble started. From the rear deck of the University of Miami’s research boat, he ...

A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 – a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating ...

Buongiorno again from Milan! It's Sophia Hernandez, multiplatform reporter with NBC6 covering the 2026 Winter Olympics. Sign up here for our newsletter to get these updates straight to your inbox. The ...