What is unique about Capitol Reef National Park? “The (park’s) diverse geology creates multiple life zones which support over 1,200 plant and animal species,” Cotrell said. Not all of them ...

A leopard shark at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 13, 2023. The Shark Reef welcomed four new shark species—the pyjama shark, leopard shark ...

Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.

It takes hundreds of years for coral reefs to grow. Scientists found a way to do it in months. Coral reefs play a vital role in the overall health of the planet. And off the coast of Florida, they ...

The largest satellite reef thus far coalesced in 2022 at the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden, Germany, with some 40,000 coral pieces by about 4,000 contributors.

Scientists working off the U.S. Virgin Islands found that the sounds of a healthy coral reef, played on underwater speakers, could encourage a degraded reef to regenerate.

Despite the reported conditions, the reef had somehow restored itself, filled with life and color once more. Sala and his team were elated. This resurrection is something that Sala says can be ...

Blacktip reef sharks are one of five common species of reef sharks that are disappearing. Colin Simpfendorfer Reef sharks are disappearing from oceans around the world—and they’re at a much ...

The Florida Reef —a nearly 350-mile arc along the Florida Keys that is crucial to fish habitat, coastal storm protection, and the local economy —began experiencing record-hot ocean ...

Waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef are the hottest in centuries, research shows. If the trend continues, soaring temperatures could lead to the reef’s “demise.” ...

A story of hope in troubling times. The discovery of a coral reef in Belize and Guatemala, larger than the size of Manhattan, marks a new chapter in understanding corals and fish that depend on ...