A glass squid filmed at 1,725 meters in the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute, CC ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some South Pacific coral atolls have held their own or even grown in size over the past 60 years despite rising sea levels, research showed ...

A team of researchers from National Geographic's Pristine Seas team have discovered the world's largest coral colony in the Solomon Islands. The colony, which is larger than a blue whale and estimated ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Inspired by a trip to the dentist, a researcher presents a new method for monitoring coral size and growth that reduces surveying time by 99%. Inspired by a trip to the dentist, Dr Kate Quigley ...

One hundred miles southeast of Galveston’s muddy shoreline, the Gulf of Mexico becomes a dazzling, vibrant blue. Deep below the surface, salt domes protrude from the seafloor and some of the ...

A hardy coral species that can grow to the size of a small building may be tough, but its sturdy larvae rarely make it across a huge swath of deep water that cuts through the Pacific Ocean, ...