" These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form their hard skeletons. They occur in more than 100 countries and territories, and whilst ...

Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! In the third year of the seven-year CHANGING PLANET project, renowned conservationist Dr. M. Sanjayan travels to the ...

Experience the only living coral reef in the continental U.S. at this historic state park.

Scientists have discovered a massive deep-sea coral reef system off the coast of Argentina that may be one of the largest on ...

Record levels of heat in the ocean are causing a worldwide mass bleaching event on coral reefs. It's the second one this decade, where the delicate skeletons of corals turn a ghostly white. With mass ...

Coral Reefs make up less than 1% of the ocean, but support a quarter of all marine life. Coral Reefs make up less than 1% of the ocean but support a quarter of all marine life and provide food, income ...

Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

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 ...