The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

A cave diver's paradise, the Bahamas is home to an extensive network of life-sustaining underwater caverns chock-full of history—and a whole lot of mystery.

The Dominican Republic beach where UPitt student Sudkisha Konanki vanished last week is known for unpredictable currents and is located near the end of a protective coral reef.

Map by Wetlands International ... which studies the islands and works on reef restoration. “Coral reefs act as a barrier and reduce the velocity of a wave,” he explained, adding, “When a wave comes ...

Climate change is a term that’s been tossed around quite a bit over the past few decades. But it’s not just a buzzword—it’s a ...

Today it lies empty but Al Jazeera Al Hamra is actually the only Gulf pearling town that survived the rapid urbanisation of ...

The year with the highest average sea surface temperature on record was 2022, which was associated with a strong negative Indian Ocean Dipole event and mass coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef .

SSS in the open ocean generally ranges between 32 and 37 practical salinity units (psu), but may be much lower near fresh water sources and can be as high as 42 in the Red Sea ... From its source in ...

Research indicates that delicate deepwater corals tolerated or adapted to major climate and salinity fluxes, “yet today, it’s ...

Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms with a calcareous shell. They not only provide evidence of past habitats, but ...