Corals in the mesophotic zone, found in deep water with minimal light, prove that not much light is needed to survive. This photo was taken in the Auau Channel between Maui and Lanai between 2010 ...

Scientists have discovered two new deep-sea coral reefs located in the Galápagos ... explained in a press release that the cold water reefs are situated at depths ranging from 370 to 420 meters ...

For coral reefs, climate change is an existential threat. Australia's Great Barrier Reef has endured seven mass bleaching events over the past 25 years. Five have occurred in the past eight years.

Image: Aldabra in the Indian Ocean is one of the world's most heavily protected coral atolls Jude Brice ... danced around me as I walked in shin-deep water. The sheer number of apex predators ...