Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years China has had an advantage in the South China Sea as its land reclamation programme on reefs of strategic significance ...

Hōnaunau Bay, Hawaii on 25 January, 2020. Sea urchin populations are ballooning in the bay, putting the coral reef at risk, a new study has found. - Greg Asner The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in ...

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral were present off ...

On July 18, China’s naval chief Wu Shengli told the visiting U.S. chief of naval operations that Beijing would not halt its ...

This sea turtle swims among colorful coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral areas provide food and shelter for marine life. Fish and reefs fill the clear blue water.

Australian sea lions wearing video cameras showed scientists a whole new world on the ocean floor. The footage revealed surprisingly diverse habitats like sponge gardens, coral reefs, and kelp reefs.

Wednesday morning’s clear skies and smooth waters were perfect for ferrying 15 huge concrete domes, or “Sea Caves,” to the bay off Goleta Beach and then dumping them overboard. These 500-pound ...

Pandemic killed off sea urchins in the Red Sea Linked to pathogen which kills fast and violently Sea urchins feed on algae that block out sun if unchecked Researchers warn pandemic heading towards ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery,” new ...