A federal council is preparing to make a critical decision about whether to reopen parts of the Oculina Bank, one of the ...

ROME (Reuters) -A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare discovery for the ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Beneath the surface of the Atlantic, about 15 miles off the coast of Fort Pierce, lies one of the most unique coral reefs in the world — and one of the most fragile. Known as the ...

A massive black coral, measuring 4 meters high and 4.5 meters wide, has been found by researchers exploring the underwater ...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council moves forward on reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef. The council will host public meetings before making a formal decision. The Oculina Bank, named ...

The fishermen battling to save rare corals on the Costa Brava from climate change - IN DEPTH: Rising sea temperatures brought on by pollution are decimating the rich marine life in the waters off the ...

Beneath a cloak of darkness, illuminated only by glow sticks and red-filtered flashlights, researchers waited underwater off Key Largo hoping to witness one of the rarest events of sex in the sea.

Heat-hardy corals off the coast of Broward County escaped a mass bleaching event two years back that devastated much of South Florida’s reef tract. They couldn’t take the heat this summer. Earlier ...

University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. Oxygen tank strapped to his back ...