On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given how much they've been studied, you'd think we've ...

It is of vital importance to, on occasion, consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given ...

Slowly, layer by layer, they have constructed intricate, rigid structures made of calcium carbonate to form the vibrant coral reefs of today. Now, researchers have developed a comprehensive system to ...

A STUDY has found that the soft corals of the West Philippine Sea and the Philippine Rise are among the most diverse in the world, which can be used as medicinal compounds as well as adding aesthetic ...

The study stresses the need for data-driven monitoring of reef conditions. Tools like coral colony volume assessments, ...

Cryopreservation technology preserves genetic coral diversity over decades and even centuries at Mote's Sarasota facility. News Sports Ticket Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History sheds light on the ancient origins of ...

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.

The Solomon Islands, a cluster of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific and fittingly bordered by the Coral Sea, hosts the second highest coral diversity on the planet, boasting more than 490 ...

The Solomon Islands, known for hosting the second-highest coral diversity in the world, stands at the forefront of ocean conservation.

At 111 feet wide, 104 feet long, 18 feet high, and 600 feet around this stunning organism in the southwest Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest known coral that was discovered by accident. It is ...