British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

This section of reef — categorized as coral reefs at depths between 100 and 500 feet ... in ambush are techniques for these new specie →Diver spots 'large'-eyed sea creature lurking in cave — and ...

Sea urchins, often referred to as the "gardeners" of coral reefs, help maintain the delicate balance ... events in the vast underwater environment. We are terrestrial creatures, and some reefs are ...

Researchers in Hawaii found four new species of sponge, a sea creature that’s important to coral reef ecosystems. Photos from Jan Vicente, University of Hawaii at Manoa Toonen co-authored a Jan ...

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and ...

Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say Coral reef bleaching across happens when stressed coral expel the algae that are their food source ...

Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like a jellyfish to migrate.

The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...

Plenty More Fish in the Sea? Environmental Protections Account for Around 10 Percent of Fish Stocks on Coral Reefs Oct. 7, 2024 — New research shows that international conservation efforts ...