Researchers have developed an autonomous system for seeking out and mapping hotspots of biodiversity on coral reefs with unprecedented precision, offering a powerful new tool for studying and ...

Coral nurseries, collecting larvae and even playing soundtracks underwater, scientists around the world are trying lots of techniques to try to help restore coral reefs.

The world’s coral reefs are close to 25% larger than we thought. By using satellite images, machine learning and on-ground knowledge from a global network of people living and working on coral reefs, ...

A new project in the Caribbean is setting out to save coral reefs – and the world. The Ocean-Shot Project, spearheaded by climate scientist Dr. Deborah Brosnan, launched in 2021 to develop a "massive, ...

Monroe County’s Artificial Reefs Program is making significant progress as new reef projects move forward, permits are secured, and recently deployed sites flourish with marine life, according to ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound. Underwater, there is a soundscape of snapping shrimp, grunting fish, and ...

Do fish bay at the moon? The answer to that question may also point to a way to protect the ocean's damaged coral reefs. That's a vital goal for the approximately one billion people – most of them in ...

Coral reefs play a critical role in protecting Florida’s coastlines from storm surge and hurricane damage, saving millions in costs annually, according to experts at the Palm Beach Zoo.

A family gathers to light a single candle during remembrance services at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand on Friday, the fourth anniversary of the Asian Tsunami. More than 230,000 ...