If driving as far south and west as the Florida Keys isn't a viable option, you can also explore the reef's northern range off the coast of Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park, which ...

Archaeologists uncover 59 sealed mummy coffins at Saqqara, Egypt, many believed to hold the remains of ancient priests. This ...

Coral reef communities are fighting against the fourth global bleaching event. This phenomenon could become the most devastating one yet. Coral reefs are underwater communities formed by colonies of ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Our beloved coral reefs face serious threats. From disease to widespread bleaching driven by increasing ocean temperatures, scientists warn that without urgent ...

Deep in the ocean off the coast of Tahiti, scientists made an incredible discovery in November: acres of giant, pristine, rose-shaped corals blossoming from the sea floor in what’s known as the ...

Although there are multiple factors that could cause this damage, like bleaching, declining water quality, and coral diseases, it is climate change that could do the most damage.

A project to seed the ocean floor with artificial reefs should return to Northeast Florida this summer. Nearly 700 tons of concrete is scheduled by August to be dropped into the 60-foot-deep waters ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The New England Aquarium announced Tuesday that it is has opened a new coral reef exhibit that features brilliantly-colored tropical fish darting and swimming across the lush seascape ...

In 1999, a team of USF researchers left St. Petersburg on the R/V Bellows and sailed 24 hours southwest to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. About 50 miles west of the Dry Tortugas, the ship ...

2023 was a stressful year for Florida’s coral reefs. Sea surface temperature records were shattered for several days, and the unprecedented heat stress led to several bleaching events across Florida’s ...