Should we continue to destroy old oil-industry structures or preserve the thriving coral-reef ecosystems they're supporting?

Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...

Almost half of warm-water reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction, conservationists have warned after a global ...

Conservation status for warm-water reef-building corals was analysed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ...

Fossil fuel projects are putting the Pacific Coral Triangle’s unique marine ecosystem at risk, according to a new report ...

Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have discovered a new species of nudibranch. They ...

Often invisible to the naked eye, these tiny invertebrates form the hidden backbone of ocean ecosystems. Everything from the ...

A study of Gila monster venom helped start the revolution in weight-loss drugs. But scientists think that’s just the ...

Sandy beaches are beloved recreational settings, and they are also one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems. Up to 70% ...

When El Niño developed in 2016, warming up the Pacific Ocean, it killed off a third of the corals of the Great Barrier Reef.

Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight ...