A region of the Pacific Ocean that’s larger than Switzerland is now fully protected from fishing, thanks to the creation of a ...

In time, it helps to create one of nature’s most spectacular ecosystems: a coral reef. Orange, blue, and sparkling-silver fish dart around a seascape of vibrant greens, yellows, pinks ...

Home to silky sharks, myriad fish, and the critically endangered elkhorn coral, the reef teems with life and vibrancy. This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine.

The country is putting two of its most remote atolls, Bikar and Bokak, under protection from fishing, covering 48,000 square ...

National Geographic scientists recently discovered the world's largest coral colony in the southwest Pacific Ocean, deemed the "mega" coral. The National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas team ...

Fish swim over a coral reef in the Florida Keys / NOAA Fisheries ... deep beneath the surface of the water. Recently, the National Geographic Pristine Seas team came across an incredible discovery ...

Scientists were stunned when they discovered that a shipwreck shadow they thought they had spotted under their boat last ...

Marine scientists tracked coral colonies in a remote area of the Great Barrier Reef and found that corals previously more resilient to bleaching suffered devastating and fatal bleaching during ...

The Republic of the Marshall Islands announced today protection of two of the country’s remote and northernmost isles, untouched havens of biodiversity sheltering the nation’s largest green turtle ...

The iconic Angel Beach Unawatuna has got a boost via exposure in the popular and influential National Geographic Traveller (UK) ‘Experiences Collection’ issue of December 2024. ..

A discovery has been made of something that has been living in the deep waters and it is a living organism of its kind, very ...

National Geographic underwater photographer Brian Skerry kicks off the three-part Changemaker Speaker Series, a nationwide ...