More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking coral patches supporting multiple fish ...

Scientists exploring seamounts off the coast of Costa Rica have discovered a new coral so genetically and morphologically distinct that it required the creation of an entirely new family for its ...

Caribbean coral reefs are on the brink of collapse. Disease and fatal bleaching, particularly in 2023, have claimed many victims, and with parent colonies becoming scarce, there is a lack of offspring ...

Marine scientists have identified more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species lurking in the deep waters of the Coral Sea — and they believe the final count could exceed 200 as more specimens are ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 1 billion people worldwide “benefit either directly or indirectly from the ecosystem services coral reefs provide.” ...

One of Australia's most comprehensive assessments of endemic, rare or threatened freshwater fish has found numerous species ...

A United Nations meeting on endangered species trade adjourned today after two weeks of negotiations marked by the repeated rejection of proposals to better protect marine species, such as the ...

Bobcat Cave near Huntsville is home to the endangered Alabama cave shrimp, two species of cave crayfish and the southern cavefish. Those were all Dr. Matthew Niemiller expected to find when he set out ...