After a summer of extreme heat in Australia, scientists at Australia's James Cook University and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority have reported the third bleaching event in the Great ...

High-resolution predictions of annual coral bleaching can help prioritize reefs for conservation. If current trends continue, severe bleaching will occur every year on 99% of the world's coral reefs ...

MIAMI--The United Nations recently released a new report projecting future coral reef bleaching globally. The lead author of the report, Ruben van Hooidonk, is a scientist with NOAA's Cooperative ...

The coral that makes up the Great Barrier Reef has experienced the greatest decline in recorded history. According to yearly surveys that track the state of coral, the reef has declined by up to a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii's unprecedented coral bleaching event this fall prompted dozens of new volunteers to receive training today by the Eyes of the Reef Network (EOR), to spot and report ...

Severe coral bleaching is now happening about every six years, whereas in the 1980s, it took place every 25 to 30 years. Severe bleaching can kill the reef’s constituent corals. It takes at least a ...

The United Nations recently released a new report projecting future coral reef bleaching globally. The United Nations recently released a new report projecting future coral reef bleaching globally.

Joshua Rapp Learn is an award-winning D.C.-based science journalist who frequently writes for Discover Magazine, covering topics about archaeology, wildlife, paleontology, space and other topics. View ...