The huge monster-sized animal, measuring over 100 feet across, isn't a fish or even a marine mammal like a whale. It's a ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

When Palacio and her team examined coral reefs after the 2015–2016 heat wave, they found that particular corals called Pocillopora —the main reef-building coral species in the eastern tropical Pacific ...

Studying coral reefs used to mean hours of grueling manual analysis, but artificial intelligence is changing the game. A new ...

An artificial reef is a way of boosting the ocean's capacity to create fish, to increase the life of the Gulf." Some biologists worry that artificial reefs simply attract fish from natural reefs ...

Coral reefs are often referred to as the rainforests of the ocean, a fitting comparison that highlights both their immense biodiversity and their critical role in supporting marine life.

The coral reefs of Nha Trang, Vietnam, are in severe decline due to climate change, overfishing, and pollution.

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...

The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans ... standout among the county’s more than 500 artificial reefs and a signature diving attraction that could generate millions of ...

Near an island in the South Pacific Ocean, a bright red sea creature with “canine-like” teeth swam around the coral reef. Maybe it was its vibrant coloring or its spiny body, but something about the ...