This often-overlooked sea creature may be quietly protecting the planet's coral reefs By Ari Daniel Published March 13, 2024 at 2:00 AM PDT ...

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

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

Although the humble sea cucumber may not look like much, it could soon be recruited to help save the world's coral reefs. The bottom-dwelling animals have been found to play a vital role in ...

A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

In the waters of Kumejima Island, Japan, scientists have identified a new marine species: the skeleton panda sea squirt ...

Despite a high level of endemism, Hawaii’s coral reefs are low in biodiversity compared to the Indo-Pacific region. Hawaii’s number of inshore fish species is estimated to be 680, considerably ...

The words "coral reef" evoke a riot of color and life. But the ecosystem's disappearing. Now, new evidence points to an ally for the coral reef: a little creature called the sea cucumber.

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

Under the bright blue water of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the view is stunning. Expansive coral reefs teeming with life; colorful fish and invertebrates. But something crucial has gone ...