Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., ...

A 2016 astronaut photo of the Bahamas shows a series of luminous, rippling sandbanks partly carved out by a coral reef. The ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

A treasure trove of deep reef dwellers has been discovered in coral reefs off the coast of Guam, including 20 that are new to ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

More than six centuries later, scientists say that the skeletons hold vital clues about the history of tsunamis.

While they tracked the reef for mou, the islanders warned of a dugong sighting—an omen and a memory from older times. As the spear dropped, a shadow moved. The shot hit—but the fish twisted deep into ...

Marine biologists sampling coral reef waters multiple times a day have shown how they shape surrounding marine life.

Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina ...

With another El Niño expected in 2026, only a short time after the last one, many reefs will not have had sufficient time to ...