The biodiversity of Earth's oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs—the vibrant undersea ecosystems where ...

Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists have discovered. This ability -- which is rare among vertebrate animals -- allows these fish to feed rapidly ...

A coelacanth, known by some as the "dinosaur fish," was spotted in eastern Indonesia in a rare sighting of a species once ...

Coral reef halos, visible from satellites, can indicate reef health by reflecting predator presence and coral layout.

"Every new species ... deepens our understanding of marine ecosystems." Scientists uncover hundreds of unknown ocean species ...

Imagine you’re walking along the ocean floor and having a great time when, all of a sudden, the ground starts to move. It’s ...

New artificial reef near Mandeville enhances fishing, marine biodiversity, and restores habitat along Louisiana's Lake ...

Coral reefs, though covering less than 1% of the world’s oceans, are home to roughly 25% of all marine species at some stage ...

The coral reefs off Tortuga Island, in the Costa Rican Pacific, are beginning to show signs of recovery thanks to a project ...

More than 200 marine species off the coast of South Australia (SA) have been killed by a weeks-long toxic algae explosion, in ...