The Coral Triangle, also known as the Indo-Australian Archipelago, is renowned for having the greatest marine biodiversity on our planet. Despite its importance, the detailed evolutionary history of ...

The waters between Australia and Southeast Asia were once a hotspot for new and mammoth coral reefs, laying the foundations for today's marine biodiversity, new research has revealed. The study, led ...

The seamounts of Cape Verde support exceptional biodiversity, ranging from microorganisms to communities of deep-sea corals and sponges, as well as sharks, turtles, seabirds and cetaceans. An ...

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A submarine glider and an autonomous surface vehicle are being used by the National Oceanography Center (NOC) to work together to better understand why marine animals are attracted to a biodiversity ...

Some parts of this epic coral reef system weren’t even where the greatest reefs are found today. But remnants have survived.

Located off the coast of the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo, the vast Abrolhos Seascape is home to some of the South Atlantic Ocean’s richest marine biodiversity. Here, more than 500 ...

A new report warns that the expansion of oil, gas and liquefied natural gas projects in the Coral Triangle region in the Western Pacific risks unleashing more oil spills, direct damage to coral reefs, ...

Extreme ocean changes due to climate change are not an abstract or future scenario. This summer alone, 23 per cent of the world’s oceans experienced a heat wave, corresponding to an area roughly ...

A new study reveals that massive coral reefs between Australia and Southeast Asia expanded dramatically 20 to 10 million years ago, creating conditions for today’s rich marine life. Researchers from ...