By: Julie Manoharan, LiveScience Contributor Published: 12/26/2012 09:02 AM EST on LiveScience No one thinks damaging coral is sexy, but researche...
Some people say -- and they make a good case -- that to understand Miami you have to understand the forces and influences of the drug trade, money, an...
Seven corals found in Florida Keys waters could be added to the list of oceanic species federally protected under the Endangered Species Act. The dec...
With the help of people just like you and me, collectively we will know a whole lot more about the numbers and types of sea life in our waters, how best to respond to a major disturbance, and how much success we're having in protecting vulnerable habitats.
By Katharine Gammon, LiveScience Contributor: Australia's Great Barrier Reef is a glittering gem — the world's largest coral reef ecosystem — c...
From OurAmazingPlanet Staff: A survey of underwater canyons off the U.S. East Coast found a number of previously unknown hotspots for deep-sea cora...
The science is clear that coral reefs are in many places degraded and in serious trouble. But no science has, or likely can, determine that reefs and all their associated non-coral creatures are unequivocally, equally and everywhere, completely doomed to total non-existence.
When we think about coral reefs, we usually imagine a tropical idyll, snorkeling or diving in warm, clear water surrounded by shoals of rainbow hued fish. But there are also corals that build reefs in the dark, cold waters in the depths of the world's oceans.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After months of laboratory work, scientists say they can definitively finger oil from BP's blown-out well as the culprit for the ...
Coral is one of those colors that puts a smile on everyone's face. It's the hue of tropical fruits and summery jewelry; it recalls the smell of citrus...
By David Biello (Click here for original article.) One of the biggest natural tragedies of recent years is the deterioration of Australia's Great...
Here's Anna Calvi performing at Le Poisson Rouge, which was once the legendary jazz venue the Village Gate.
Palmyra's isolation has allowed it to escape most of the damage usually caused by human populations. It allows us to look back in time to see what a healthy ecosystem should really look like.
Ahh, July. Fireworks, corn on the cob, backyard cookouts--and some good news about wildlife conservation.
The prospects of saving the world's coral reefs now appear so bleak that plans are being made to freeze samples to preserve them for the future....
