Healthy reefs aren’t just about colorful fish — they also shield shorelines from intense tropical storms. If Florida’s reefs keep degrading, flooding during tropical storms could get much worse, ...

Discover Florida’s only living barrier reef at Dry Tortugas National Park, where crystal-clear waters let you snorkel among tropical fish, sea turtles, and coral reefs.

Life on remote tropical islands along Australia’s northern coast is full of incredible moments, but danger is never far away. While exploring reefs and fishing for food, the crew encounters a massive ...

Exploring a remote tropical island leads to an unexpected discovery when the crew finds signs of a rare lobster species hiding among the reef ledges. With the ocean as their only source of food, the ...

Looking for tropical beaches on the East Coast? Discover white sand shores, warm waters and palm-lined escapes in South ...

A recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover.

This lagoon, the most beautiful shark-free stretch of the Cook Islands, is a dreamy island except with white sand, pristine islets, and calm turquoise water.

A research team from the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) and the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has helped address this question by developing an ...

Forest to coast. Coast to reef. Reef to ocean. Ocean back to land. It is the chain of life in motion, each link depending on ...

Low oxygen and rising carbon dioxide in mangrove waters may shrink critical nursery habitat for young fish and threaten ...

In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This "bleaching" event reduced ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...