The Oculina Bank runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, is thousands of years old, and is found nowhere else in the world.

It's no secret that Florida's iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, ...

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 ...

Nations worldwide maintain territories for strategic and military purposes, often remnants of colonial empires.

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

From the frozen tundra to America's tropical south, the states with the most islands in their waters tend to have long ...