When 69-year-old Mary Agnes Vodde-Hamilton died unexpectedly last year, her children weren't sure how she wanted to be interred. Her last Facebook post, though, told them exactly what she wanted. The ...

Coral reefs play a vital role in the overall health of the planet. And off the coast of Florida, they're in jeopardy, as the relentless heat continues. The Coral Restoration Foundation said in one ...

Every coral counts.

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Governments are poised to make new commitments to biodiversity-rich ecosystems like coral reefs this month in Montreal. To make ...

Scuba-diving tourists are causing “unsustainable harm” to coral reefs they claim to conserve, a new study warns.

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health ...

There’s a new, ancient coral reef in town, and it’s magnificent. Scientists working to survey the deep ocean surrounding the Galápagos Islands discovered a never-before-observed reef complex, hundreds ...

Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism—widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience ...

A coral reef in Honolulu, Hawaii. Half of global coral coverage has disappeared since the 1950s. Donald Miralle via Getty Images Imagining a coral reef might bring to mind scenes teeming with fish, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Miami Beach installed 22 life-size concrete cars underwater to serve as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Nearly two-thirds of coral reef shark and ray species worldwide are ...