By day, Ivan Francis is a mechanical engineer working at a $3 billion technology company headquartered in Raleigh. But his side gig is decidedly different: creating underwater “tiny homes” at a ...

Here are the most stunning destinations teeming with marine life that are worth visiting if you love to snorkel - or are looking to give it a try.

The construction of the world’s largest artificial reef has been delayed again. The SS United States was scheduled for ...

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

Marine scientists from the University of Sydney yesterday have published the first peer-reviewed study documenting “catastrophic” coral bleaching events at the southern Great Barrier Reef in ...

The research team meticulously tracked the health of 462 coral colonies at the University of Sydney's Great Barrier Reef research station at One Tree Island over a period of 161 days. The results ...

January 21 - The world’s coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis. These vital ecosystems, home to a quarter of all marine species and a lifeline for more than a billion people ...

I led the work related to coastal water quality, because I am from Maui and was already working with the island’s community to understand the stresses that can affect coral-reef health.

Some of the coral structures are massive and there’s lots of sea life here – I’ve seen several nurse sharks and an array of colorful reef fish. Swimming here is best suited for experienced swimmers ...

We hurry up a short flight of steps to an illuminated aquarium ... sperm so the corals can potentially be reproduced a hundred or a thousand years hence should today’s coral reefs be destroyed ...