This is a very special place, with some of the largest coral reefs in the world. It’s not some random bit of ocean; it’s a ...

For years, China has taken over uninhabited reef islands and transformed them ... have handed Xi Jinping a major win after ...

One report earlier this year found that 44 percent of reef-building corals are now classified as endangered. One species, the Chagos brain coral found only in the Chagos Archipelago, is considered ...

Their distinctive brain-like appearance comes from the way the polyps intertwine, forming a communal structure that can ...

An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs ...