By Lesley Frederikson When the guide stopped our teak wagon to pull a ripe cacao fruit from its branch and break it open ...

Biologists, using a technique that explores both genes and structural characteristics, have introduced 10 new species of marine sponge. Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms and ...

In a rainforest of central Belize, a wildlife ranger saw an oddly colored animal fall out of a tree. The fleeting glimpse ...

On Colón Island, Panama, a new species of shrimp was discovered under dying mangrove roots. Known as Trichocallia delicatula, this “beautiful hairy ghost shrimp” is characterized by its translucent ...

Mother-of-three Kate was every inch a royal mermaid as she wore a black 'shortie' wetsuit with cropped shorts and sleeves.

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Areas of flood-hit Townsville, a popular coastal tourist destination that lies near the Great Barrier Reef, had been declared a "black zone", he said. "Our advice to residents in the black zone at ...

The program Operation Coral Rescue is vital in conservation and restoration efforts of coral reefs. FireAid benefit concerts for LA wildfire victims featured star-studded performances Rare 'super ...

Spanning over 2,300 kilometres (1,430 miles), this vibrant ecosystem is not only the largest coral reef system ... the Great Barrier Reef home are sea turtles, making it one of the best places on ...

Fire coral may ... Artificial Reef. Image by Leonardo Lamas via Pexels. By offering surfaces for corals, algae, and other organisms to attach to, artificial reefs create thriving underwater habitats.

like nutrient-rich fertilisers – which can kill entire coral communities and decimate reefs within days. Corals are animals, and like other aquatic animals, they breathe in oxygen from the water ...

Pseudocraters or rootless cones are peculiar volcanic formations with an explosive origin. They do not form from magma coming from deep underground. They are caused by lava covering a water-rich ...