Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Color is one of the most distinguishing features of a coral reef ...

Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they ...

Marine scientists compiling the most holistic “snapshot” of Thailand’s coral reefs to date have uncovered evidence of a ...

Jarrod Taylor has been diving in the waters off the coast of Honolulu for 20 years, and he has witnessed a seismic shift happening not just in Hawaii but across the world's oceans. Coral reefs — which ...

A yellowtail parrotfish swims along a coral reef in Miami, Florida. Parrotfish are important for a reef’s health and are frequent visitors here. The Coral City Camera gives viewers an inside look at ...

On a clear, calm night in the waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef last week, local photographers slipped into scuba gear, grabbed underwater cameras, and dove into a colorful underwater snowstorm ...

Nothing on a Hawaiian coral reef is more impressive than a three-foot-tall antler coral. These large corals grow up out of the top of the lava reef, looking like giant underwater trees with spreading ...

Coral reefs have long been losing their color due to bleaching, but a recent uptick has caused nearly all of the world's reefs to be damaged. A record-breaking amount of marine life fell victim to the ...

SOUTH DAYTONA — Dorothy Featherston’s fourth-grade students were excited, focused and ready for art class Tuesday morning at South Daytona Elementary. This was the day they would finally assemble a ...

Coral reefs are often framed as postcard scenery or biodiversity hotspots, but they are also working food factories that the world is quietly running into the ground. As overfishing and climate stress ...