After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal blow to many of the vital underwater ecosystems, researchers have found a glimmer of hope off the ...

Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they are essential for food supply, culture and recreation and coastal ...

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are both highly complex ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. Coral reefs are often described as underwater rainforests. -- Maui Ocean Center photo Tropical ...

Three species of sea turtles are regularly observed in the Red Sea, which is an inlet of the Indian Ocean: hawksbills, greens ...

Scientists initially thought that the 6.4 million acre seascape off the southeastern United States was a dead zone. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 18, 2024 12:45 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

The legislation aims to speed up a decades old federal program for oil companies to leave their pipelines and platforms on the Gulf's sea floor, drawing concern from environmental groups.

Marine biologists discovered two pristine deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of the Galápagos islands this week, one of which is over eight football fields long. The reefs sit between 370 and 420 ...

An eye-opening introduction to the complexity, wonder, and vital roles of coral reefs. When mass coral bleaching and die-offs were first identified in the 1980s, and eventually linked to warming ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The ocean, 71% of Earth’s surface and home to numerous species of different colors, shapes and sizes can be seen as a mystery, with its depth and darkness. Roughly 97% of the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some Florida Keys coral reefs are losing their color weeks earlier than normal this summer because of record-high water temperatures, meaning they are under stress and their ...

CHINA and Vietnam lead the countries that have caused massive coral reef destruction in the South China Sea, according to a ...