It will come as no surprise that the stunning French Polynesian island group of Bora Bora, with its beautiful beaches, is a paradise for snorkeling and diving, with warm, clear waters, an abundance of ...

The Living Architecture of Our Oceans " These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete ...

Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay in Current Biology reveals a hidden ...

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth. Smack dab in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the collection of more than five dozen tiny islands are mostly uninhabited, due in no ...

Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay in Current Biology reveals a hidden ...

Coral reefs may be able to recover from disaster, according to a study that provides a bit of reassurance about the future of these endangered ecosystems. Coral reefs around the world are at risk as ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode—and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic. An international team, led by ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Coral ecosystems throughout the world's oceans are essential to countless water lifeforms, but they're increasingly facing several serious threats. An unlikely helping hand is ...