Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that are firmly attached ...

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

Take a deep dive below sea level in Fiji and learn about the collaboration working to save the reefs that support the world's ...

One Florida-based charity creates underwater coral reef memorials with the ashes of cremated loved ones. ... On the final day, the Eternal Reef memorial is placed on the ocean floor.

Reefs protect homes and businesses, breaking up destructive waves from storms. More than 1 billion people depend on coral, which plays an essential role in fisheries, tourism and even medicine.

Coral reefs cover only a tiny area of the ocean floor — about 1% of the total marine habitat — but, like bustling cities, they provide homes and life to a wide variety of life.

Coral reefs are vital to marine biodiversity, but their livelihood is under threat due to climate instability and the impacts of human activities. Rehabilitating marine environments requires ...

One Florida-based charity creates underwater coral reef memorials with the ashes of cremated loved ones. See why families are choosing this funeral alternative and how it's saving marine life.