The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

A team of scientists, including two from San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences, just rediscovered a species of coral ...

Joe Cavanaugh brings a wealth of experience to the non-profit as he's worked with endangered fish in places like the ...

If just these 10 species went extinct, we'd be in serious hot water. 10. Springtails. ... with several species already on the ...

When plant species go extinct, it can have a ripple effect on entire ecosystems. ... The coral reef absorbs some of the energy from the waves before they reach the shore.

Over the past 500 years, 14 ocean species have gone extinct, another 70 could disappear. Subscribe ... In the past three decades, about 50% of coral reefs around the world have died.

The Endangered Species Act has helped save hundreds of species from extinction. But climate change presents a new threat to endangered species and wildlife officials working to protect them.

The ancient reefs were comprised of now-extinct coral species called Rugosa and Tabulata coral, McCoy said. The type of coral that makes up today's reefs is called "Scleractinia coral," and it did ...

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are ...

Modern-day Wisconsin was once a shallow sea, home to coral reefs, giant jellyfish, pointy-shelled octopus relatives and other interesting creatures. News Today's news ...

More than half of known species of coral reef sharks and rays are threatened with ... 24 species were “endangered,” which indicates population reduction of 50-70% in the past three ...

Overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction, according to a new study published today in Science. The five main shark species that live on coral reefs — grey reef, blacktip reef, whitetip ...