If you were to base your expectations on cartoons, adventure movies, comic books, and spooky TV specials, you’d think adult ...

After 143 dives, I’ve learned what makes a scuba destination stand out, from its shipwrecks to its underwater caves to its ...

Some animals don’t need movie effects to look impossible. A shoebill can stare like a swamp dinosaur, a star-nosed mole has a ...

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment Where I come from – Hawai’i – the reef isn’t just something you look at. It’s part of ...

Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive international study found that during the 2014–2017 global marine heatwave, ...

Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometers northeast of Sydney. It's covered in lush forest and fringed by the world's most southerly coral reef ecosystem. This reef system ...

Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brink The northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond ...

Assisted evolution could help corals survive future heat waves, but careful trait choice and strong repeated selection will be needed for it to be effective. As global temperatures rise, marine heat ...

The ecological environment in the South China Sea has improved steadily — thanks to significant strides in ecological ...

Nature-based solutions (NbS) could turn this idea into practice. NbS involves actions that protect, restore and manage ...

The structural complexity of coral reefs creates a vibrant underwater city populated by a diverse assortment of characters. Ironically, this same complexity can impede coral recovery after ...

The United Nations has a leading position in global maritime security governance, serving as the overarching framework for ...