By Marco Lopez 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) ...

Belize is widely regarded as a global leader in conservation, home to vast rainforests, diverse wildlife and the ...

I could snorkel from shore, or kayak out to a sandbar and snorkel at the reef there. I met turtles, nurse sharks, barracuda ...

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

Belize is perhaps a somewhat overlooked Caribbean destination. With dense jungle to the west, and the Belize Barrier Reef to the east (the second largest reef in the world), and an abundance of Mayan ...

A recent survey of 21 sites across the Ningaloo Reef suggests a coral death rate between 1 to 5 per cent. Bleaching old-growth corals have highlighted the extent of the damage. Scientists say a ...

Tabulata and Rugosa are orders of extinct corals that have been taxonomically described for more than 170 years. They were among the main reef builders in the Palaeozoic era (which spanned 541 ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

Stroll through this 30-acre zoo and you might think you've trespassed into a jungle. The small zoo houses 43 species: Jaguars roar, keel-billed toucans squawk, colorful scarlet macaws flutter and ...