When we are out snorkeling here in Hawai‘i, we all see hard stony coral that has different colors. Coral is made up of a hard calcium carbonate structure that is similar to the concrete we build ...

For years, coral reefs around the world have been devastated by mass bleaching events as the oceans continue to warm due to climate change. Corals stand little chance of bouncing back from these ...

Antler corals in Hawai‘i are some of the most beautiful coral species that can grow to about three foot tall and are usually brown, golden or green colored, but in one location on Kaua‘i they are ...

For some corals, going bright may be part of their fight against bleaching. Higher-than-normal ocean temperatures can cause some corals to bleach and lose the beneficial algae that dwell within their ...

On Thursday — World Oceans Day — Netflix released a visually gorgeous trailer for a it’s documentary, Chasing Coral. The film follows marine biologists and camera designers as they try to develop a ...

Under stress, certain coral species put on displays to try to re-attract symbiotic algae they need to survive. By David Waldstein Breaking up is hard to do, and the measures some take to get their ...