BAYAHIBE, Dominican Republic (AP) — Oxygen tank strapped to his back, Michael del Rosario moves his fins delicately as he glides along an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, ...

Relatives of the humble sea sponge have filtered Earth's waters for hundreds of millions of years or more, long before the first plants took to land. Their simplicity has led scientists to suggest ...

A November 2025 dive to Davis Reef delivered a promising sight for Florida Aquarium scientists working to restore the ...

Marine biologists sampling coral reef waters multiple times a day have shown how they shape surrounding marine life.

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

Aquarium of Guam in Tumon welcomed the arrival of its newest stars — baby blacktip reef sharks born on Christmas Eve — and the public is invited to help name these baby sharks. Having baby sharks born ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 ...

Thousands of baby corals took a major step this week toward saving Florida's struggling reefs. Why it matters: They offer a ...

Rock Islands Southern Lagoon covers 100,200 ha and includes 445 uninhabited limestone islands of volcanic origin. Many of them display unique mushroom-like shapes in turquoise lagoons surrounded by ...