In Puerto Rico and elsewhere, researchers are attempting to restore coral reefs and make corals more resilient to ocean heat ...

Finding microplastics and evidence of human wastewater in areas that were previously thought to be untouched by such ...

Found among coral reefs in the Red Sea ... clues into both the predation tactics of ancient ... Land-Sea 'Tag-Team' Devastated Ocean Life Millions of Years Ago Reveal Scientists Aug. 29, 2024 ...

A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live coral, which crown-of ...

After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the ...

Coral reefs are critical for fisheries, tourism, protecting against coastal erosion — and they help develop life-saving treatments for leukemia. As warm water temperatures and toxic algae take their ...

As oil rigs sit for years on end, aquatic life ... for these sea creatures that have been dubbed locally as “Cajun coral.” Natrx placed 10,000 square feet of the artificial reefs in the ...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has removed some fishing nets and cages stuck in one of the northern marine areas to ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) seem to flourish in the degraded coral reef conditions they help create, according to a new ...

Coral reefs face unprecedented threats from climate change. As of August 20, 2024, 75.0% of coral reefs worldwide have been ...

Railcars once filled with hustling commuters in the city of Atlanta are now 65 feet below the Atlantic Ocean filled with inquisitive fish, sea turtles and coral.

The damage to coral reefs and other marine life in the South China Sea has been accelerated by Beijing’s reclamation efforts, ...