It is widely predicted that low-lying coral reef islands will drown as a result of sea-level rise ... One example is the reef islands in Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, in the central Pacific. Our study found ...

Off the Rasdhoo Atoll in the Maldives, a new species tried to hide from diving researchers. Maahid Photos via Unsplash Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral ... reef island, in the central ...

‘The idea is that corals need to grow in shallow, well-lit waters and even as the sea floor was falling below them, the reefs were able to keep up and stay in shallow water by building their own ...

More than 11 billion items of plastic were found on a third of coral reefs surveyed in the Asia-Pacific region. This figure is predicted to increase to more than 15 billion by 2025. Plastic raises ...