On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

It’s an organic gem like a pearl. But instead of residing in a shell, this Hawaii gem grows slowly like a miniature tree deep ...

A deep-sea expedition to one of Earth's most remote island chains has surfaced stunning pictures of the vibrant ecosystems ...

Deep-sea coral species releases eggs in a laboratory aquarium, a first for deep-sea corals. Image courtesy of Will Jenkins/USGS. “Anyone who’s kept a saltwater aquarium knows how difficult it ...

It is of vital importance to, on occasion, consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given ...

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

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. coast. Researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral were present off the ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

They are followed by books that focus more closely on the interconnections between the oceans and climate change. Two books ...

The waters off American Samoa could come up for lease for mineral exploration under a process the Trump administration will ...