Even a moderately strong El Niño during the next 12 to 18 months could drive the average global temperature to about 1.7 ...

The nearest ocean is some 1,200 miles from Iowa, but the audience at tonight’s presentation in Des Moines may almost be able ...

The fish that are in the area will eat small pieces, but a turtle the size of that animal can actually come in and take ...

An invasive algae already well-established in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is raising concern among researchers as it ...

Science Bulletins: Fish Biodiversity Protects Coral Reefs from AMNH on Vimeo. In tropical coral reefs, plant-eating fish and other herbivores support the dominance of the living coral by eating ...

Plants make chemical weapons to protect themselves, and many of these compounds have become vital to human medicine. Researchers found that one powerful plant chemical is produced using a gene that ...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef. The Oculina Bank, named after the slow-growing ivory tree coral Oculina varicosa, is a narrow strip of ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial populations above reefs rise and fall over the course of a single day, shaped by ...

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of “saving” coral ...

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...

Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could stop growing, and even start eroding away, by 2040 if global warming continues unchecked, a new study finds. Coral reefs, especially those near shores, protect ...