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Owners of $41 million superyacht agree to pay $100,000 after dropping anchor, damaging coral reef in Hawaii
The yacht's owners dropped anchor improperly, damaging hundreds of coral colonies. Much of the dama…
Tim Levin
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Scientists reproduced Atlantic coral in a laboratory for the first time. Aquarium-grown coral could save America's 'Great Barrier Reef.'
"It's quite possible that we just had our last wild spawning of pillar coral this year," Keri O'Nei…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Climate change claims its first casualty in world's largest coral reef system
Scientists have long asserted that coral reefs are the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate change…
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All the terrible things that would happen if all the coral reefs died off
We're currently facing the worst bleaching of coral reefs ever known in history, but what would hap…
Uma Sharma,Kevin Reilly
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'The saddest dive of my life': A diver's before-and-after photos reveal the death of a coral reef
Coral bleaching happens when warm waters cause corals to expel the algae living in their tissues an…
Aylin Woodward
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Half of the Great Barrier Reef has died since 2016 - here's what happens if all coral reefs on Earth die off
One-third of the 3,863 reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef - the largest, most extensive reef…
Kevin Loria
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Hawaii is about to ban some of the most popular sunscreens because they could be killing off coral reefs
Many of the previous studies on corals have been done in the lab, and the chemicals are usually pre…
Hilary Brueck
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About 50% of the world's coral reefs have died. Without protection from reefs, coastal cities will see skyrocketing flood damage, a new study says.
As humans have burned fossil fuels, the heat-trapping gases they emit have accumulated in the atmos…
Kevin Loria
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Scientists discovered 85 miles of deep-sea coral reef hidden off the US East Coast - here's what it looks like
Deep Search 2018, which took place from August 19 to September 2, was a collaborative project betwe…
Jeremy Berke
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Airbnb's new floating apartment has unreal views of the world's largest coral reef
To win, Airbnb users can submit their reason for why they and their guests deserve to stay on the R…
Chloe Pantazi,Chloe Pantazi
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A Microsoft co-founder's $165 million yacht allegedly destroyed a protected coral reef
Paul Allen's yacht allegedly did some serious damage to a coral reef in the Cayman Islands, ac…
Jacqui Frank,Raisa Bruner
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The Great Barrier Reef is at a critical tipping point and could disappear by 2050
Narrator: They're also worth billions of dollars in economic value. The Great Barrier Reef alone br…
Amber Bragdon,Amber Bragdon
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A superyacht belonging to Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen allegedly destroyed a coral reef in the Cayman Islands
It's no small thing to manage a 300-foot yacht. Tatoosh - which Allen attempted to sell in 2010 for…
Raisa Bruner
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Microsof billionaire Paul Allen is fighting claims that his superyacht completely destroyed a coral reef in the Cayman Islands
Despite these disagreements of scope, cooperative repair work between Allen's experts and the DoE's…
Raisa Bruner
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A giant 'blob' of hot water more than twice the size of California threatens the survival of fish and coral near New Zealand
Other underwater ecosystems are also put at risk as waters warm. Higher sea temperatures make it di…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists found this stunning 'secret garden' of corals thousands of feet below the sea
Like their shallow-water counterparts, the corals host rich ecosystems teeming with life. On a diff…
Jeremy Berke
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This mineral-based sunscreen doesn't leave white residue behind - it protects my family's fair skin and is reef-friendly
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