Cat Uden snorkeling the new near-shore artificial reef off Hollywood. (Courtesy Monica Navarro) By Bill Kearney | South Florida Sun Sentinel. PUBLISHED: May 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM EDT.

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that could erode the reef past the point of no return, new research has ...

This is what allows the distribution of corals to shift over time, and the fossil record shows coral reef expansions have happened before, Vogt-Vincent notes. Where larvae go is largely determined ...

It draws from a geological time capsule of fossil reef cores, extracted from the seabed under the Great Barrier Reef. The findings suggest rapid sea level rise in isolation did not spell the end ...

The best reef-safe sunscreens sidestep harsh UV filters to safeguard coral reefs and the surrounding ecosystem.

The aesthetic appeal of reef fish is highest in species-rich, coral-dominated marine protected areas, with beauty linked to both species diversity and the presence of colorful or uniquely shaped fish.

Banner image: A coral reef around Nukuoro Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia, where microbial-based monitoring is undertaken to assess reef health. Image courtesy of Alyson Santoro/WHOI.

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