Or so the Beatles put it back in the good ole' days, before things got really rough in Neptune's realm. Amid a host of problems for the world's oceans, last week brought a reminder that coral reefs, ...

Many different species of rays for sale at a market in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. (Samantha Sherman/Simon Fraser University) (CN) — Of the 1,199 species of rays and sharks on the planet, Samantha ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An environmental group filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the U.S. government of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that ...

Corals of the South Pacific are the most varied and perhaps the most beautiful in the world. Coral reef species found in the Caribbean Sea are less colorful and less varied than those of Palau; ...

A healthy coral reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Reefs like this provide islands with protection from storms and erosion and are a critical habitat for many species. [Related: World’s largest known ...

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...

A treasure trove of deep reef dwellers has been discovered in coral reefs off the coast of Guam, including 20 that are new to science – and there could be more yet to come. Deep coral reefs like those ...

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth. Smack dab in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the collection of more than five dozen tiny islands are mostly uninhabited, due in no ...

The latest update on the state of New Zealand's environment paints a concerning outlook for marine environments, especially amid the increasing push to use the marine estate for economic gain. But ...