STORY: "The crackling in the background that you hear is mostly snapping shrimp." "All of that sound produces a really distinct acoustics signature for a healthy reef." As the world faces yet another ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think ...

-- A pioneering study has revealed significant improvements in coral health through an innovative approach of transplanting healthy reef ecosystems to damaged reefs. The study offers new hope for ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Earth Day, which is officially marked on April 22, is about saving the environment and that includes our oceans. Water makes up about 71% of the Earth's surface and life underwater ...

Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish feeding, looking for mates, or defending their territories, underscored by the persistent crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval ...

Healthy coral reefs have rich soundscapes, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval coral uses these sounds as cues to identify the best ...

Coral reefs are vital to marine ecosystems and the overall wellness of our planet. According to the National Oceanic and ...

Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the first undersea park in the United States, remains one of the only ...

Canberra, Australia — The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with "widespread" bleaching, authorities said Friday, as higher-than-average ocean temperatures off Australia's northeast threaten the ...

Woods Hole, Mass. – A healthy coral reef is noisy, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Research suggests that larval animals use this symphony ...