Two Scripps-led studies show how underwater sound can play a role in restoring degraded coral reefs and rebuilding fish communities Damselfish swim near an artificial reef “stack” structure, which was ...

More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking coral patches supporting multiple fish ...

For millennia, seeing the bottom of the ocean floor was reserved for deepsea divers. But that, much like the ocean itself, has changed. Through an array of cameras, the majesty of the deepsea floor ...

The waters off the coast of South Florida were already growing warm by late June — ominously warm to Ken Nedimyer and other scientists and conservationists still scarred by a devastating 2023 marine ...

The harsh Western Australian sunlight had been reflecting off a calm patch of the Indian Ocean, making me squint as I sat in a tender boat surveying the water for ...

Coral reefs are national treasures that support coastal communities, protect shorelines, sustain fisheries, and draw visitors from around the world. From the beautiful reefs of Florida and the ...

New research published today in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Australia and ...

Queens’ ferry godmothers have arrived. A swarm of sea-loving do-gooders is giving new life to a dilapidated former ferry that has been rusting in Long Island City for more than a decade, scrubbing it ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore. These crucial coral species are now “functionally extinct” in the region after ...

Florida has more than its fair share of gorgeous beaches for blissful getaways, but one special place along its eastern coast stands above the rest. According to a recent study from Beach.com, Ocean ...

At the very bottom of Florida, sitting on a barrier island, is the first of the beautiful Florida Keys. The white sands and crystal-clear waters have long been an attraction for wealthy Americans—but ...