Their appetite doesn't discriminate either. Lionfish eat commercially important fish and reef-critical species, leaving reefs more vulnerable to other stressors, such as rising global temperatures and ...

Healthy reefs aren’t just about colorful fish — they also shield shorelines from intense tropical storms. If Florida’s reefs keep degrading, flooding during tropical storms could get much worse, ...

Coral reefs over the past 12,000 years grew best when the ocean temperature was 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), ...

Discover Florida’s only living barrier reef at Dry Tortugas National Park, where crystal-clear waters let you snorkel among tropical fish, sea turtles, and coral reefs.

Seagrass meadows might not catch the eye like coral reefs, but they play an important and often unsung role in coastal ...

Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida is a calling card for those who wish to swim, snorkel, and scuba dive the beneath turquoise saltwater covering a little over 99 percent of the park. But that’s ...

[(https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/05/02210545/founders-briefs-540x90-1.jpg) In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most ...

CA legislators advanced a bill to prevent misleading “reef-safe” sunscreen labels on products that contain chemicals tied to ...

Narrated by Liam Neeson, the award-winning giant-screen documentaries will now reach nationwide PBS audiences Public ...

In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This "bleaching" event reduced ...

Forest to coast. Coast to reef. Reef to ocean. Ocean back to land. It is the chain of life in motion, each link depending on ...

Electromagnetic radiation interferes with the operation of electronic devices and poses a threat to human health, while traditional microwave absorbing materials are difficult to meet the core ...