Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been highly political issues since the terms went mainstream nearly three decades ago. Despite scientists and researchers warning world leaders that a ...

A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem health. A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing ...

Research into one of the most persistent coral predators on the Great Barrier Reef has revealed a troubling paradox in reef ecosystems: the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) appears to thrive in the ...

The Earth has entered a new climate reality: warm-water coral reefs are now widely recognized as the first environment on the planet to have passed a climate tipping point. The Global Tipping Points ...

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of "saving" coral ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY REEFS ARE PART OF THE LARGEST CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES WITH 47 MILES OF NATURAL REEF RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE COAST. AND WITH THE RECORD AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT WE’VE ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. With close to 2,000 avian species found across the nation, Colombia ...