The United States is the main market for “ornamental” marine fish, those that end up as pets in aquariums. Now, a new study ...

Since January 2023, the world’s coral reefs have faced an unprecedented crisis. More than 84% have suffered bleaching-level ...

For decades, biologists have warned that humanity is precipitating a sixth mass extinction. By some estimates, species are ...

A global analysis of coral bleaching across 81 countries reveals that reefs in the equatorial Coral Triangle region were ...

Across America, a handful of extraordinary national parks give travelers the rare chance to see endangered animals thriving ...

The corals today are mostly dome-shaped or flat and they host a lower diversity of marine life. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Scientists found Arctic fossils showing ocean life recovered just 3 million years after extinction, revealing how fast ecosystems rebuild.

After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture and retention of several threatened shark species, bringing ...

A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species, including three from NZ waters.

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...

Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those ...

Thanks to corals’ deep-sea cousins, even the most extreme environmental changes—global warming or sudden, severe variations ...