A science classroom at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station is making waves — literally. Students there are growing a living coral reef inside a 600-gallon tank as part of a hands-on ...

Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists at the University of California, ...

Oysters are so much more than a seafood delicacy. They're ecosystem engineers, capable of building remarkably complex reefs.

Viewed from the boat, the mighty elkhorn corals shimmer through the clear water, their tips grazing the surface and seeming ...

A team of scientists tracked more than 400 corals that experienced intense ocean heat last year. More than half the corals died.

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, this year. The annual observation is set aside to increase awareness around environmental ...

Now, you might be thinking, “Coral reefs? In the Gulf?” Yes, there’s a thriving, colorful coral world just off our Texas coast, and most people have no idea it’s even there. The name ...

Specifically, research suggests that chemicals such as oxybenzone and octinoxate have a negative impact on coral reefs. (An estimated 25% of all marine life depends on coral reefs for survival ...

Researchers from several key agencies have confirmed the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its sixth widespread coral bleaching event in nine years. The latest Summer Snapshot, by the Great ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Autism diagnosis rates have increased. According to the CDC, the rate was 1 in 150 kids in 2000; 1 in 36 kids in 2020, and today it’s now at 1 in 31 kids. However ...

While the reef started the 2024/25 summer with “high coral cover” there were “serious impacts” from disturbances over the following few months, the report from the Australian Institute of ...

Produced by local artist Melanie Hava in conjunction with the Department’s Cultural Safety Reference Group, the artwork features a huge array of marine life including fish, turtles and coral – that ...