Dive into the fascinating creation of a dramatic shark attack diorama, featuring highly detailed models of a great shark and ...

Marine biologist Daniel Wangpraseurt (left) and postdoctoral researcher Samapti Kundu examine coral growing in an experimental aquarium at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Credit: ...

The structural complexity of coral reefs creates a vibrant underwater city populated by a diverse assortment of characters. Ironically, this same complexity can impede coral recovery after ...

With a years-long string of acclaimed enthusiast-aimed releases on its resume, I think Timex has earned the benefit of the doubt. The brand rarely misses these days, which is why I was a bit surprised ...

Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish feeding, looking for mates, or defending their territories, underscored by the persistent crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval ...

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Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brink The northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond ...

Coral reefs are really important for the planet's biodiversity. Although they cover less than 1 percent of the ocean floor, they are home to a quarter of all known marine species. These habitats are ...

Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometers northeast of Sydney. It's covered in lush forest and fringed by the world's most southerly coral reef ecosystem. This reef system ...

This is Antelope Reef, home to China’s latest artificial island — and one of its largest — in contested waters of the South China Sea. Satellite images show dozens of dredgers, which grind up the ...

The Great Barrier Reef was inscribed on the World Heritage List on 30 October 1981. The Great Barrier Reef was one of 15 World Heritage places included in the National Heritage List on 21 May 2007.

A global research effort has revealed that coral ecosystems harbor an immense and largely unknown reservoir of microbial diversity. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists are uncovering a hidden layer of ...