Are you planning your first trip to Hawaii and are wondering if taking coral from Hawaii is okay? Keep scrolling to find out ...

Turtles live all over the world, from the oceans to the desert. Today, let's learn the difference between sea turtles and ...

Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when ... like this.” Coral reefs are sometimes called the “rainforests of the sea” because ...

The coral was sick. And this paste might help ... skeletons made of calcium carbonate — the same material found in sea shells — which forms the hard structure of the reef.

above the algae-covered coral they commonly graze on. Their gentle disposition disappears, however, in the presence of another favorite food: sea anemones. When feeding, the butterflyfish turn ...

The study relied on reef sediment cores: tubes of material extracted from the seafloor that contain layers of coral, sea shells, and animal remains. Those cores allowed researchers to see how fast ...

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items ... where protections are needed most Though they feed along coral reefs, hawksbills return to the beach to nest.

Sea temperatures in some of these areas are more typical of July. In 2023, a severe coral bleaching event in Florida led to such significant coral mortality that NOAA was forced to extend their ...

Interest in deep-sea mining has increased globally in recent years. And even as the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the ...

Researchers have discovered a giant coral colony on the north-western coast of Saudi Arabia, in a part of the Red Sea that is being developed as a luxury tourist resort. The colony, a feature ...

The road was carved through the hill — which is made of coquina, a type of limestone that has pieces of coral, sea shells and marine invertebrates, according to the National Oceanic and ...