One of the most remote areas of Japan, Okinawa boasts a colourful culture alongside coral reefs, national parks and ...

The town has also started working toward being designated as a Japanese Geopark, highlighting the uniqueness of the island formed by coral reefs that have been rising for 100,000 years.

Their findings have been published in the journal Coral Reefs. Four monitoring sites in Shigeo Reef near Motobu Peninsula in Okinawa, Japan, were surveyed. Two sites were approximately 35–45 m ...

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 ...

Coral reefs, vital for a billion people globally, face massive loss and potential collapse within decades due to rising ocean temperatures and acidification, even if emissions reduction targets ...

That's the legacy I hope we can leave for future generations.

It is roughly the size of Italy or Japan. Along with climate ... told VOA that "more than a third of the coral around Cooktown-Lizard reefs have been lost since last summer and, similarly ...