Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems ... Charles Darwin first proposed the theory of atoll reef formation. He postulated that fringing reefs develop close to the shoreline in shallow ...

Kure Atoll, the northernmost reef in the Hawaiian archipelago, hosts mesophotic reefs with the highest level endemic species, or those unique to a specific location, found in any marine ecosystem ...

The U.S. Air Force issued a notice this month proposing the construction of two landing pads on Johnston Atoll to test the ...

The coral fragment from the seafloor off the coast of the resort Siyam World Maldives in the Noonu Atoll had a stark contrast ...

Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) living there. Her ...

A 30-meter sediment core from Belize's Great Blue Hole reveals 5,700 years of hurricane history, showing a sharp rise in ...

A portable coral aquaculture system that can be packed away and moved in sea containers to remote areas to help with coral reef restoration is being ...

Tahiti and the Rangiroa atoll where they seek to better understand these vital ecosystems. MacGillivray Freeman's Coral Reef Adventure is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...

A storm, even once it has passed, can leave traces in the ocean that last for thousands of years. These consist of sediment ...