In the waters off Isla el Pardito, where rocky reefs meet mangrove swamps in Mexico’s Gulf of California, marine biologists and veteran fishers are using the power of the sun to protect endangered sea ...

Cancun is a fantastic destination that’s easy to get to from almost anywhere. It’s on the Yucatan Peninsula in the state of ...

There are many fun things, from live music to picnic areas, from theme parks with roller coasters to the historic district, ...

Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper ...

Over the past 250 million years, periods when coral reef growth has peaked have coincided with big rises in sea temperatures ...

New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent ...

By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities ...

On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow ...

Rising ocean acidity weakens corals, boosts algae and makes reefs flatter. Even small chemical changes reshape reef life.

Hawaiʻi avoided the worst impacts of a recent marine heat wave in the North Pacific. But with marine heat waves occurring ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word “extinct” applied to species that play significant roles in the state’s ...

Few ecosystems are struggling more than coral reefs. They’re facing a variety of threats like warmer temperatures, pollution and overfishing. A team led by Aran Mooney at the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...