The study underscores the crucial role of microbes in maintaining coral reef health, akin to the human gut microbiome. Hurricanes and disease outbreaks affect coral reef water microbial communities, ...

This sunken sailboat left behind far more than just a wreck — it created a serious threat to the surrounding reef. Fishing ...

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Ocean County reported during the week of Jan. 19. There ...

Intended as China’s version of Dubai’s palm-shaped artificial island, Ocean Flower Island is a $12 billion monument to debt-fueled economic excess. The sprawling Ocean Flower Island project in Hainan, ...

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 ...

FORTUNATELY, EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IS SAFE. MARTIN COUNTY HAS ADDED A NEW ARTIFICIAL REEF THAT IS NOT ONLY EXPECTED TO CREATE A HABITAT FOR MARINE WILDLIFE, BUT ALSO HONOR A NATIVE FLORIDIAN WHO ...

For centuries we’ve treated coral reefs as nature’s busy marketplaces: dazzling, dense hubs of biodiversity. A new study argues they’ve also been Earth’s metronome, setting the pace of carbon cycling ...

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of "saving" coral ...

The island nation of Mauritius is home to nearly 250 kinds of corals, but saw 80% of its corals bleached in the latest mass bleaching caused in part by climate change. Faced with lackluster results ...

Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore. These crucial coral species are now “functionally extinct” in the region after ...