Just six months after Ocean Rescue Alliance International deployed 50 artificial reef structures off the shores of Hollywood ...

The Caribbean is a paradise for beginner and expert divers and families looking to have fun snorkeling in one of the planet's most diverse areas of marine flora and fauna. Here are some of the ...

Butterflyfish avoid coral that has come in contact with seaweed, research shows. This is the first study to evaluate how coral-seaweed interactions affect coral associated reef fishes, a key component ...

" These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form their hard skeletons. They occur in more than 100 countries and territories, and whilst ...

Around the world, coral reefs are threatened by the climate crisis. Typically, the dying breath of coral is signified by bleaching — an expelling of crucial algae that turns the tissue of coral a ...

Coral reefs are some of the most breathtaking and diverse ecosystems on our planet. Coral reefs are not just beautiful, they are also useful, as they maintain the health and balance of our planet, ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - It's such a vibrant orange that divers think it's part of South Florida's colorful coral reefs. But it's a destructive sponge that for the past decade has been spreading and ...

Grand Cayman Island is a speck of white sand about twice the size of Manhattan floating in the Caribbean Sea halfway between Cuba and Belize. It’s known mainly as an offshore tax haven—”Wolf of Wall ...

Pollution, disease, and climate change are pushing the limits of what coral reefs can withstand. But, despite those harsh conditions, some corals are thriving. Scientists are trying to understand how ...

Large, carnivorous fish excrete almost half of the key nutrients, phosphorus and nitrogen, that are essential for the survival of coral reefs, report scientists, making them a key part of a coral reef ...