In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This "bleaching" event reduced ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions ...

A multi-year project to restore the Stono River is getting underway this month as the effort aims to create 7,000 square feet of living shoreline.

Forest to coast. Coast to reef. Reef to ocean. Ocean back to land. It is the chain of life in motion, each link depending on ...

A COVID-19 pandemic education micropilot launched to provide safe, high-quality educational programming for senior living residents has evolved into a custom program that brings learning opportunities ...

Discover Florida’s only living barrier reef at Dry Tortugas National Park, where crystal-clear waters let you snorkel among tropical fish, sea turtles, and coral reefs.

Georgia anglers want to fish for red snapper more often. A new permit could allow two months of fishing for data.

SARASOTA, Fla. — Instead of visiting a deceased loved one at a cemetery, imagine swimming out to see their memorial underwater in a public reef in the Gulf of Mexico. At the Silvertooth Reef, a ...

Looking for tropical beaches on the East Coast? Discover white sand shores, warm waters and palm-lined escapes in South ...

This eco-chic resort town on Egypt’s Red Sea coast is known as the 'Venice of the Red Sea' ...