The Living Architecture of Our Oceans " These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete ...

The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

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.

India’s coral reefs are rapidly collapsing under unprecedented ocean warming and repeated bleaching events. Scientists warn that restoration may no longer be enough, with reefs nearing an irreversible ...

This secretive native of both sides of the Caribbean—from Belize to the British Virgin Islands—hides out on ledges and in caves of reefs up to 140 feet below the surface of the sea. Although not being ...

Coral reefs didn’t merely mirror global change, but helped regulate how fast the climate bounced back from massive surges of ...

THAT WATER TEMPERATURES IN SOUTH FLORIDA SHOCKED THE WORLD THERMOMETERS ON BUOYS OFF OUR COAST MEASURING WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S EVEN THE LOW ONE HUNDREDS. NOW FEARS GREW IN THE SCIENTIFIC ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Simulated moonlight. Perfect temperatures. A hum of bubbling saltwater. A team of marine biologists had done everything they could to set the stage for something akin to a romantic ...

Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore. These crucial coral species are now “functionally extinct” in the region after ...

A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making crucial habitat less appealing to certain fish species. While much media attention has ...