What started out as a great idea and an attempt to save the environment ended in destruction. The shipping industry is not ...

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 ...

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

This coral keeps time without a brain, showing how distributed nerve nets can synchronize movement across an entire animal.

Around the world, coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures, deteriorating water conditions, and diseases ...

On June 1st, the world celebrated World Reef Awareness Day 2025 under the urgent theme: “Bringing Corals Back to Life.” This day highlights the indispensable role coral reefs play in sustaining marine ...

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of "saving" coral ...

The loggerhead turtle population was on the brink of extinction but after 40 years of careful management, the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland now ...

2025 DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition DivePhotoGuide (DPG) has announced the winners of its Masters Underwater ...

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 ...

Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life, with about one-quarter of all ocean species depending on reefs for food and shelter at some point in their lifecycle.

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying. The waters are eerily devoid of fish. The ...