Night on planet Earth is getting brighter as artificial light illuminates more natural spaces. Scientists know a lot about how this messes with ecosystems on land, but new research shows it can ...

The U.S. Army Corps plans a massive dredging project at Port Everglades, threatening 10 million corals with permanent ...

As marine biodiversity diminishes at an alarming rate, the scientific community is harnessing the power of cutting-edge technology to breathe new life into our oceans. Among the most promising ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — If you build it, they will come. Just eight months after Ocean Rescue Alliance International deployed 50 artificial reef structures off the shores of Hollywood Beach, the underwater ...

Ocean warming, acidification, darkening and deoxygenation all threaten the persistence of coral reefs. Ocean warming brings marine heatwaves, which are the leading cause of mass coral bleaching that ...

Researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world's coral reefs from further decline, primarily due to bleaching caused by global warming. Australian researchers ...

With about a billion people depending on coral reefs for jobs, food, medicine, and more, it's an understatement to say that they are valuable coastal ecosystems. Coral reefs come in many colors and ...

Martin County will sink a 227-foot-long freighter in about 200 feet of water nine miles off the St. Lucie Inlet in Stuart on Nov. 18 to create the Boo McCulley Reef. It will be at least the ninth ship ...

As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, coral bleaching events are expected to become more frequent. So, scientists are looking for ways to help coral reefs recover more quickly, and a ...