Congress weighs divisive plan to turn old Gulf oil rigs into coral reefs

The legislation aims to speed up a decades old federal program for oil companies to leave their pipelines and platforms on ...
Arizona Daily Sun

Coral reefs off Texas coast thriving

Far off the Texas coast there is a beautiful surprise in the Gulf of Mexico that draws divers from around the world: a stunning amount of coral coverage on undersea mountains. Sheltered in deep, cool ...
Napa Valley Register

Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving

OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTON, Texas — Divers descending into azure waters far off the Texas coast dip below a horizon dotted with oil and gas platforms into an otherworldly landscape of undersea ...
KENS

San Antonio zoo to get a new ocean conservation lab focusing on coral reefs

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Zoo will soon be adding to its aquatic offerings. The zoo announced Friday it is building a new lab for ocean conservation. The lab, which will be 937 square feet, will focus ...
Science Daily

Coral reefs have a hidden daily rhythm scientists just discovered

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

Building a Future for Coral Reefs

With a Ph.D. in Ocean Science from the University of Southern California, Juli Berwald is the author of “Spineless” and “Life on the Rocks”—the latter a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize. Her ...