"I feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," a Japanese researcher who confirmed the vessel told Newsweek in an exclusive interview.

Elkhorn coral helps form the skeleton of a healthy reef, but more than 95% of the Elkhorn coral off Florida has been wiped ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for five threatened coral species living in the Pacific Ocean. The agency’s final rule protects 92 ...

A refuge for the Western chimpanzee, pygmy hippopotamus and many other globally threatened species, Gola-Tiwai represents one ...

A new study, led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, revealed that unprecedented levels of ocean ...

Florida coral reef: Will fishing council let rock shrimp nets drag the rare Oculina Bank? The Oculina Bank coral reef, found nowhere else in the world, is thousands of years old and habitat for ...

Discover how an algae-based gel enhances coral restoration by attracting larvae to damaged reefs, increasing settlement rates by up to 20 times.

For coral to reproduce, adults spawn gametes that form planktonic larvae that drift in the currents and settle on a suitable substrate if environmental conditions are favorable. One of the major ...

Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs.

If the call of sandy beaches, lush greenery, and cultural richness stirs your soul, then Sri Lanka deserves a spot on your ...

A new documentary, ‘Reef Builders,’ explores how coral reefs around the world have been decimated by climate change—and the work happening to bring them back.