Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a ...

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.

As coral reefs struggle to adapt to warming waters, high levels of pollution and sea-level rise, ballooning sea-urchin populations are threatening to push some reefs in Hawaii past the point of ...

scientists and ocean conservationists who recognized an alarming decline in the overall health of Hawaiian reefs and coastal ecosystems due to human impacts and coral bleaching. Kuleana Coral ...

As coral reefs undergo a fourth global mass bleaching event, marine scientists have been studying whether new reefs might ...

Ku'Ulei Rodgers/University of Hawaii, via Associated Press While healthy coral reefs can usually bounce back after storms, today’s weakened reefs need intervention, said Robert H. Richmond ...

Scientists say one-fourth of the ocean's fish depend on healthy coral reefs, which also protect shoreline communities from powerful waves during storms. One of Hawaii’s oldest stories ...

The most popular coral reefs on the Hawaiian islands are likely being degraded ... How climate change and warming waters are affecting the health of the oceans Researchers from Princeton ...

There was a time in which Hawaii’s geographical latitude placed its coral reefs outside the zone of ... “When the land is healthy and clean, water flows to the shores, then our corals and ...

Arizona State University on Monday announced the creation of a new $25 million initiative that aims to preserve and restore the vitality to Hawaii's declining coral reefs. "I've finally got the ...

A 2015 bleaching event wiped out half of Hawaii's coral reefs, and most were off of Hawaii ... Organic landscaping aims to maintain soil and plant health through chemical-free management.

Sedimentation smothers coral polyps and can block sunlight, which ultimately impacts coral health and growth," Rees said. Stock photo shows coral reefs in Hawaii. Wildfires raging across Hawaii ...