I’d been home for six months when the email arrived: “With the help of photosynthetic algae and guard crabs, sufficient ...

Coral reefs worldwide are in trouble. These ecosystems support a billion people and more than a quarter of marine species.

Scientists are increasingly arguing that coral-reef restoration is a lost cause — but done right, it can still benefit ...

Coral reefs, the ocean's most biodiverse ecosystems, face grave threats. Restoring them through nature-based solutions is ...

Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish feeding, looking for mates, or defending their territories, underscored by the persistent crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval ...

Island Ventures (Key Largo): Island Ventures specializes in diving and snorkeling adventures to the top spots of the Key ...

This past spring, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the world was undergoing a "global coral ...

Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys Sep ... 2024 — A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the warmest waters on earth ...

SIU students and researchers are farming coral to help save marine ecosystems and learn more about aquaculture.

A new study suggests that more than 10% of the fish swimming in coral reefs are there because their habitats have been ...

Midwest students don't often get a chance to study the wonders of marine biology. SIU - Carbondale is working to change that.

Olowalu reef may offer hope of surviving climate change, just four miles from the Maui fire epicenter. Learn about conservation efforts.