Researchers mapping the Great Barrier Reef have discovered a new reef structure that had never been documented before. The reef structure is like a large spire jutting out from the seafloor and ...

Living by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature's most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm ...

The Great Barrier Reef story begins much earlier than most people realize. There is evidence that the Great Barrier Reef is around 650,000 years old, though researchers estimate that the precursor to ...

It demonstrates that the onset of reef growth on the outer shelf was preceded by a rise in summer temperature from ~26° to ~28°C at around 700 thousand years ago (marine isotope stage 17). This ...

Natural disasters can devastate a region, abruptly killing the species that form an ecosystem's structure. But how this transpires can influence recovery. While fires scorch the landscape to the ...

Engineers designed an 'architected' reef that can mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while providing pockets for marine life. The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate ...

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Hawai'i's coral reefs are in danger, and the erosion is happening quickly. Various threats to our coral reefs include coastal urbanization, sediment runoff, and ineffective sewage disposal. The reefs ...

The partnership between the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Coastal Conservation Association South Carolina has been a boon to the state’s Marine Artificial Reef Program, and two of ...

Bleached staghorn coral at Sombrero Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in July 2023. A coalition of marine biologists and nonprofit leaders focused on Florida Keys coral restoration ...