Prochlorococcus, a genus of bacteria that’s key to oxygen production in the ocean, tends to disappear when faced with marine pollution. It lives throughout the sunlit layer of tropical oceans and, ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

Hovering underwater, I felt as if I were witnessing a form of planetary circulation. Nutrients moving from forest to coast, ...

INSKEEP: Nadege Aoki studies the bioacoustics of coral reefs at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. NADEGE AOKI: They support close to a quarter of all marine species. And that also ...

Hidden reef sounds reveal oxygen production patterns, helping scientists track coral reef health in real time.

Purring fish and snapping shrimp. Croaks and pulses from a chorus of fish. Those are some of the noises that make up the soundscape of a healthy coral reef. Local scientists at Woods Hole ...

Healthy coral reefs have rich soundscapes, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval coral uses these sounds as cues to identify the best ...

Forty-foot waves along O‘ahu North Shore this week! Another home falls into the sea. I can just visualize the headlines in all of the newspapers, but this does not need to happen to our coastal homes ...

Reef sharks are observed less frequently on Caribbean reefs that have high levels of diving activity and greater coastal ...

Overfishing and global warming are depleting food from our oceans, but rebuilding reef life could help provide millions of meals every year. View on euronews ...

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health ...