The Red Sea was thought to host ecosystems resilient to warming waters, but a 2023 heatwave proves otherwise. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the ...

It is a rare occasion when I can begin this newsletter with some good news, so here goes. About a week ago, news broke that renewable sources, such as solar and wind, generated more electricity than ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The first time a giant trevally fish hits me on the forehead, I freeze. We’re 39ft below the surface of the ocean at dusk, the inky ...

Scientists have warned about climate “tipping points” for years, and now they say we've reached one − and perhaps even passed it. Rising temperatures are wiping out the planet's warm-water coral reefs ...

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 ...

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 ...

Introduction: In order to effectively manage ecosystems, it is important to understand how the structure and function of the ecosystem are measured and interpreted, and ecosystem multifunctionality ...

Global temperature rise may feel like it’s gradual, but the changes it brings can turn out to be sudden, massive, and self-reinforcing. These changes are what scientists call tipping points. When a ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land itself. Sea water divides the sunset and a ghost land of corals in New Ireland, ...

The world's tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can survive, a major scientific report announced on Monday. It is the first time ...

Editor's note: This story was written by Todd LaJeunesse, Wilson Hewitt Professor of Biology, and Caleb Butler, graduate student in ecology, for the Penn State Institute of Energy and the ...