Sea urchins have mixed reviews in the saltwater aquarium scene. Some people love them because they are fascinating to watch ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the ...

Coral reefs exposed to extreme temperature swings are more resilient to heat stress and better equipped to survive climate ...

A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, ...

The FIRST robotics season challenged teams to find solutions to their nautical-themed game while taking on other schools and their robots. The New London-Spicer Toolcats wrapped up another successful ...

As world leaders gather to address a global marine crisis at the UN Ocean Conference, scientists from the Woods Hole ...

Assistant Professor of Physics Asja Radja’s research, including a new flow tank, could help solve the problem of coral reef ...

So the clue was, ‘This temperate coral undergoes quiescence in the winter. Another word for this is … ?’” Anya Brown has ...

Much has been learned about heat-resistant corals in the last decade. Village by village and beach by beach, reef restoration ...

Researchers compared DNA from corals and their symbiotic organisms from two sites along the Pacific coast of Panama to better ...

When Victoria Glynn came to Panama to study the effects of extreme ocean temperatures on coral reefs at the Smithsonian ...

But what is less well known is that African dust is vital for our coral reefs. In fact, it would not be a stretch to say that ...