Coral reef biologists are often asked the same question again and again: "When my kids grow up, will there still be coral reefs?" "That's a question I ask myself," says Christopher Cornwall, a ...

Coral reefs are both beautiful and utterly vital to the ocean ecosystem and the local environment. They provide homes, food and breeding sites for millions of marine plants and animals, including the ...

Is visiting the Great Barrier Reef on your bucket list? It should be! It’s one of the world’s most fascinating ecosystems and unfortunately it’s disappearing fast due to environmental pressures and ...

A group that is pioneering underwater sculpture parks as a way to establish human-made coral reefs has deployed its first installation off Miami Beach.

Vast expanses of coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died as a result of extremely high water temperatures. Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of ...

Miami — Marine scientists in Miami are hoping to restore Florida's coral reef by taking coral from Honduras and crossbreeding it. "It's the first time ever in the world that an international cross of ...

Exploring Capitol Reef National Park means a family vacation filled with fascinating hikes through otherworldly landscapes, ...

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