The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

By Edward Carver Prochlorococcus, a genus of bacteria that’s key to oxygen production in the ocean, tends to disappear when ...

Support is growing to limit or ban boats and fishing at a "pretty special" reef off the Sunshine Coast, as authorities ...

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a ...

Thanks to Hawaiʻi’s groundbreaking coral reef insurance policy and the formation of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Reef Restoration ...

In Hollywood Beach, you can take a selfie with a mermaid, help restore coral reefs, and snorkel an underwater museum—all in a ...

The positive contributions of Marine Lab students and scientists continue to enrich the cultural and biological systems of ...

Volcanic islands, such as those in Hawaii and the Caribbean, are often fringed by coral reefs – ring-shaped structures that ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered ...

Urgent action is critical to safeguard coral reefs. Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, emphasizes integrating ...

Most coral reefs do not thrive in nutrient-poor “marine deserts” as once believed, but instead flourish in nutrient-rich ...

Reef "beauty salons" staffed by tiny cleaner fish aren t just for parasite removal they may also shape the microbial life of ...