A bizarre ecosystem discovered 3,640 meters deep in the Arctic reveals "frozen reefs" and alien-like life. Learn about this ...

Many tipping elements are now well-known: the Amazon rainforest, the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

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In the South China Sea, near the Paracel Islands, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly ...

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 ...

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This isn’t just any aquarium—it’s the world’s most expensive coral reef nursery! From rare corals to cutting-edge equipment, ...

Coral reefs are threatened by rapidly deteriorating environmental conditions that are warmer, less favorable for calcification, have impaired water quality, and pose continuing disease threats. Coral ...

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Director, writer and producer Barry Levinson won an Oscar for “Rain Man,” and his credits include such iconic films as “Diner ...

An invasive soft coral has been spotted in Hawaii and Puerto Rico and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is warning Florida.

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in many reef ecosystems, and its effects are not well understood. Most previous research has focused exclusively on adult corals and their interactions with ...