Sandwiched between two deserts, the dry landscapes of Namibia see less rainfall than any other country in sub-Saharan Africa. But things looked very different 550 million years ago. These desolate ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Just six months after its grand opening, Jungle Reef, also known as the Hands-On Touch Aquarium, located at the Shoppes at Solana mall, is under scrutiny. Over a dozen people ...

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 ...

In her first match at Matthew Knight Arena since transferring to Wisconsin, Mimi Colyer recorded a match-high 18 kills, including the decisive... It was a game where Oregon shouldn’t have had a chance ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A new study published Friday explains overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction. Scientists of Global FinPrint, a five-year international study, found the five main shark ...

This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores how a coral reef ecosystem changes over the course of a day. When the sun is up, colorful fish and other plant-eating animals are active and dominate ...

Stretching an incredible 1,250 miles, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to more than 1,500 species of fish and one-third of the world’s soft coral. With the reef’s ...

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - A sea creature that looked like a stack of tiny ice cream cones is providing quite a treat for scientists studying the dawn of animal life on Earth. Researchers said on ...

Most people think of the Great Barrier Reef as a single, massive coral reef off the coast of Australia, but it isn’t. Instead, this beautiful underwater bouquet is comprised of a collection of smaller ...

Research describes upheaval among fish and invertebrate communities after a marine heatwave hit Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea in early 2016. The study analyzed data collected across ...

Coral bleaching refers to the process by which coral lose their bright, vibrant colors and turn white. This happens when coral get stressed and “expel” the microscopic bacteria that live on them and ...

Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor. However, this immense ...