An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

Although they cover less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support 25% of all marine creatures. Collectively, they form one of the planet’s most important ecosystems. Their health is in ...

Imagine diving into a crystal-clear ocean and suddenly coming face-to-face with a bustling metropolis built not by humans, ...

Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney are searching for “super corals,” species that are naturally more ...

The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly ...

Although coral reefs only cover 1% of the ocean floor they sustain a quarter of marine life and support over 1 billion people. While people often talk about the importance of trees and forests for ...

As islands in the Pacific Ocean basin, American Sāmoa and Hawaiʻi have strong connections across marine ecosystems and cultures. While Hawaiʻi has banned seabed mining in state waters, which extend ...

"Despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor, coral reefs support approximately 25 percent of all marine life, ...

Creating a way for tourists and casual oceangoers to flag diseased coral is underway as white syndrome threatens reefs around ...

Though they cover just a fraction of the ocean floor, coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems, supporting nearly 25 percent of marine life.

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...