Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate ...

The ocean may be nature’s single greatest gift to humanity. It provides about half of the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions of people, supports countless jobs in every corner of the globe, and absorbs ...

Scientists at Nova Southeastern University are sharing a rare look at a marine mission that aims to pump life back<a ...

ʻĀkoʻakoʻa is a recently launched program aiming to restore a 193-kilometer (120-mile) stretch of coral reef along the west coast of Hawai‘i Island — one of the first to attempt restoration at a large ...

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment ...

On Isla Grande, a bone-white island in Colombia’s Rosario archipelago, diving guides have gone out almost every day since 2018 to plant coral seedlings. Scattering the seafloor with “cookies”—small ...

The coral fragment from the seafloor off the coast of the resort Siyam World Maldives in the Noonu Atoll had a stark contrast. One inch of the coral’s light brown tips was bumpy with living polyps, ...

Full of life, coral reefs are home to some of the largest living structures on Earth. They play a critical role in providing an important nursery for juvenile fish and crustaceans. According to the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers with Mote Marine Laboratory have released hatchery-raised Caribbean king crabs onto Florida’s Coral Reef for the first time. It is part of an ongoing effort to ...