The U.S. Air Force issued a notice this month proposing the construction of two landing pads on Johnston Atoll to test the ...

If you've ever spent time snorkeling or scuba diving in a healthy coral reef, you've likely been enchanted by the magic of ...

Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its wildlife and provide livelihoods, food security and protection from tropical storms for an ...

Scientists have warned that without swift action, we could lose over 90% of our remaining coral reefs by 2050, according to the World Wildlife Fund. But this new funding is like a life preserver ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

Watch breathtaking underwater footage off the Panama coast, where coral reefs reproduce in a flurry of carefully-timed action. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag ...

The largest study ever conducted of its kind has identified where and how to save coral reef communities in the Indo-Pacific, according to an international group of scientists from WCS (Wildlife ...

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that great whales' urine and feces, along with the bodies of deceased whales, benefit many coral reef ecosystems by creating food for ...