A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...

A new Bermudian-based study has challenged assumptions about how corals and algae in the island’s reefs generate energy for ...

For decades, old boats, concrete piping, reef balls and natural materials have been used to attract marine life to the NC coast. Here's why.

Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great ...

As of this writing, about 600 oil rigs in the Gulf of America have been fully converted into artificial reefs. Yet, only ...

A new study from the UH Manoa shows coral reefs and other marine organisms are under threat due to increased acidification in waters around the Hawaiian Islands.

Our world is a most unusual place. There is such an enormous range of sounds, sights, smells, and types of things we observe ...

Explorers of previous ages confirmed to the world the wonders of earth’s continents, the ocean surface, and close-in space.

How a professional ship-sinker is about to turn a famous ocean liner into the world’s largest artificial reef The SS United ...

In 2022, the eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano near Tonga sent a plume of ash soaring 37 miles into the sky, setting a new record as the largest volcanic plume ever captured by satellites. This ...

From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt's monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material ...