Scientists discovered that ancient reef-building stromatoporoids survived the Late Devonian extinction, contrary to previous beliefs, and continued to thrive. The findings reveal how these ...

Okaloosa County officials estimate $9 million will be needed to turn the ship into a reef, including $1 million to purchase the ocean liner. The ocean liner is still docked alongside the Delaware ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the ...

The ship will be sunk and repurposed as the world's largest artificial reef. A museum and visitor center is also being planned for that area. The vessel will soon depart for Norfolk to prepare for ...

Severe Cold-Water Bleaching and Mortality of Deep-Water Reef Observed in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Oct. 11, 2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral ...

The S.S. United States, one of the fastest ships to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean, may be sunk off the coast and turned into a habitat to marine life as the world’s largest artificial reef.

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems and empower local and Indigenous communities to demand ...

Bay County officials approved new artificial super reef project Okaloosa County is budgeting 10.1 million dollars to buy the ship, pay the dock fees, perform the necessary clean-up, tow it to the ...

The complex landscape protects seaweed from herbivores, enabling it to quickly colonize the reef and outgrow young coral. The results appear in the journal Global Change Biology. Coral reefs are busy ...

“Should the ship be converted into an artificial reef, she will become a unique historic attraction above and below the waterline.” ___ Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press ...

The complex landscape protects seaweed from herbivores, enabling it to quickly colonize the reef and outgrow young coral. The results appear in the journal Global Change Biology. Coral reefs are ...