A two-year experiment found that coral reefs could endure in heated water better than expected—with one huge caveat.

Should we continue to destroy old oil-industry structures or preserve the thriving coral-reef ecosystems they're supporting?

Researchers Identify Unique Survival Strategies Adopted by Fish in the World's Warmest Waters July 1, 2024 — A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the ...

An experimental reef structure installed Oct. 30 at an Air Force base in Florida uses interlocking concrete modules and ...

Decades of coastal erosion and land loss have dramatically altered the landscape around Grand Bayou Louisiana.

In 1939, Smith named the species Latimeria chalumnae, also known as gombessa. Since then, this species, found along the east ...

Rising ocean temperatures are affecting 77% of the coral reefs in 74 countries. Bleaching occurs when colorful algae, known ...

Within months, staffers say, nature takes its course and oyster growth attaches to the shells to become living reefs. “They will immediately start recruiting oyster growth,” said Fox Bach.

The hope is that more oysters, which can form natural seawalls in shallow water, will attach to and colonize the honeycombed barrier, ultimately forming resilient “living reefs,” Rutgers ...

Living shorelines are alternatives to seawalls that use natural elements such as oyster reefs, mangroves and marsh grasses.

Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island's Tottenville ...

The artificial reefs installation project was carried out in collaboration with the Marine Affairs and Living Aquatic ...