University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans are threatening the already endangered coral reefs with disease, a new study has warned. More than 11 billion plastics are currently putting coral reefs ...

But, those properties are also what makes it an issue for the environment. Bits of plastic can get stuck in coral reefs and have a negative effect on the health of the reef. Image caption ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

I n a list of bizarre combinations, smartphones and coral reefs has to be high in the obscurity rankings. But this unlikely ...

Marine scientists from the University of Sydney yesterday have published the first peer-reviewed study documenting “catastrophic” coral bleaching events at the southern Great Barrier Reef in ...