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

Researchers found that reef passes provide circulation to corals by allowing saltwater and maintain their health by transporting nutrients.

It might sound like a strange silver lining: as coral reefs decline, the ocean could actually end up absorbing more […] ...

A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that the ocean is changing color as it warms. By analyzing satellite data from 2009 to 2022, researchers from Duke University and the Georgia ...

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

You're by the water's edge, observing a turquoise lagoon, then a little further away, you see an almost black sea at the foot ...

Prada Group's SEA BEYOND initiative partners up with Coral Gardeners, a leading non-profit dedicated to reef restoration.

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its ...

Three communities in Papua New Guinea are waiting for the country’s Supreme Court to decide whether their concerns about the ...

Three American ships were sunk in the Coral Sea in 1942 with the loss of more than 600 lives. The well-preserved wrecks have been added to the National Heritage Register. It has been more than 80 ...

Although the Great Barrier Reef survived sea level rise roughly 11,000 years ago, the world was very different back then. Coral reefs faced less stress from human impacts. And ocean temperatures ...

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