Our oceans are changing and coral reefs tell us how.
This exhibition is now closed.
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27 March - 13 September 2015
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South Kensington, London
Videos from the exhibition
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OceansStaghorn survivors: the world's most successful coral?
Layers of rock off the coast of southern England reveal surprising clues about the past and future of today’s coral reefs.
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Oceans
Corals: builders of the reef
Glimpse the extraordinary lives of corals.
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Anthropocene
Paradise in peril
Coral reef research and conservation experts share their passion, hopes and fears for this underwater paradise.
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Oceans
Join a dive to see the largest corals on Earth
Follow the Catlin Seaview Survey team in American Samoa as they dive in search of Big Momma, the world's largest recorded coral.
Features and other content
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OceansSounds of the reef
Coral reefs can be very noisy, as this recording from the Great Barrier Reef reveals. But why does it sound like frying bacon?
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Oceans
Corals: up close and personal
Glimpse some of the beautiful coral specimens in our collection and explore why coral diversity is important.
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OceansSeven sneaky survival strategies of reef animals
Coral reefs attract deadly predators. Find out how their inhabitants survive using everything from camouflage to chemical warfare.
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CollectionsCharles Darwin's coral conundrum
Darwin’s first scientific theory wasn’t about evolution, but how coral reefs form around the world.
