Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most biologically diverse and ecologically important ecosystems on Earth. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they ...

The 'Coral Adventurer' ran aground on Saturday, Dec. 27, with more than 120 people on board Alamy An Australian cruise ship sailing off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea ran aground over the ...

A cruise ship sailing off the coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) ran aground on Saturday, Dec. 27, during a recent voyage — the first since the death of an 80-year-old passenger in October. According to ...

Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the first undersea park in the United States, remains one of the only places in Florida where you can snorkel or scuba dive among truly healthy coral.

The grounding of the Coral Adventurer comes soon after the cruise ship became the center of a high-profile investigation involving the death of Suzanne Rees, 80, who allegedly died after being left ...

The USS Mohawk was scuttled off the coast of Sanibel Island in 2012 to create the first Veterans Memorial Reef. This 165-foot World War II vessel was environmentally cleaned before being sunk in 90 ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through reef ecosystems. Each day, coral reefs quietly reshape the microscopic world ...

Scientists believe they have discovered at least 20 new species in a deep part of the Pacific Ocean. The discoveries were found after researchers from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 ...