A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found ...

A towering coral reef has emerged from the depths of Australia’s northern waters, reshaping what scientists thought they knew ...

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A strange sea creature discovered in Japan, resembling a skeletal panda, turns out to be a new species of Clavelina tunicate.

Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further damage in coming decades. Some scientists have held out hope that tropical ...

Our world is a most unusual place. There is such an enormous range of sounds, sights, smells, and types of things we observe ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

Off the coast of Bunaken Island, Indonesia, two creatures’ vibrant bodies made them stand out against their rocky reef environment as divers swam past, leading to their discovery as two species new to ...

Conservationist Ying Pemika Choovanichchanon holds a small basket in her hands, careful not to disturb the leathery brown ...

A startling new study shows that the waters surrounding Hawai‘i are heading toward levels of ocean acidification not seen in thousands of years—and fast. Even under the most optimistic emissions ...