Colts Wire

Florida opens rare ivory tree coral reef to shrimp trawling

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

How China created artificial islands by dumping sand into the sea in just one decade

The idea of constructing an island in the middle of the ocean is not new. Decades ago, cities like Miami and San Francisco reshaped their shallow wate.

An exclusive look inside the largest effort ever mounted to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

It’s official—scientific studies confirm that China’s artificial islands are suffocating key coral reefs

According to a research group in the U.S., nations competing for the South China Sea have wiped out nearly 28.3 square ...

6 sun-soaked island archipelagos to visit for a winter getaway

Travelers seeking adventure can explore the rainforest trails of Morne Seychellois National Park or the cross-island Mare aux ...
The Manila Times

China and Vietnam lead in coral reef destruction in South China Sea — study

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

Headlines: China and Vietnam lead in coral reef destruction in South China Sea — study | Jan. 12, 2026

Good day. Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Monday, January 12, 2026. Today’s episode is brought to you by Wilcon ...
Travel + Leisure

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is an Underwater Wonderland in Serious Danger—Why Your Visit Can Help Save It

The world's largest living structure is vast, spellbinding—and more at risk than ever. Here's why visiting Australia's Great Barrier Reef is actually a good thing.
BBC Wildlife

When scientists went to a group of remote South Pacific islands, they weren’t expecting to find so many of these giants

Researchers in American Sāmoa were surprised to find that giant clams are faring much better than expected. These huge molluscs are at risk from many human threats – including overharvesting, warming ...
Scientific Research Publishing

W. A. Newman and E. D. Gomez, “On the Status of Giant Clams, Relics of Tethys (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Tridacninae), Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium ...

ABSTRACT: In Egypt, Tridacna Maxima are found in Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea. Tridacna Maxima are very important ecological species as seafood source and as a substrate for reef-associated ...
EurekAlert!

Giant clams thrive with Indigenous management in American Sāmoa

A new study led by researchers at UH Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) ToBo Lab has revealed that giant clam populations in American Sāmoa are far more stable and abundant than ...