Coral Reefs Have Already Crossed the Line The planet has already reached its first climate tipping point with widespread coral reef die-off marking a grim milestone, according to over 160 scientists ...

Scientists have factored damage to the ocean to the social cost of carbon for the first time -- finding it nearly doubles the ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode due to climate change, warns new research. And almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, say scientists. An international team, ...

The fate of these ecosystems may hinge on events in the Pacific Ocean, in particular a natural climate cycle called the El ...

The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles just off Australia's northeastern coast. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Image Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these ...

Pavillion Gardens park in Buxton, northern England. The collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could make weather in the UK and Europe more extreme. (Getty Images) Scientists have ...

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...

Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic underwater landscapes lose their colors and wither during repeated mass ...