It sticks out like a sore thumb. Not because it is ugly or, on its face, scary. Instead, there is a distinct sense upon first seeing it that it doesn't belong. The narrow tunnel is cleaved from ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land itself. Sea water divides the sunset and a ghost land of corals in New Ireland, ...

Even if you’ve never gone scuba diving or peered into a tropical tank at your local aquarium, you know that coral reefs are the ocean’s art show. They’re all bright, colorful and full of life — right?

Discovered by National Geographic's Manu San Félix, this 500-year-old coral the size of half a football field is changing how ...

A: With vertical cracks in the bark along the trunk like that, I suspect those are frost cracks. These commonly happen in ...

A Honduran coral reef withstood a century of pollution and disease. It could be used to restore dying Caribbean reefs—if scientists can figure out how it survived. Despite being exposed to decades of ...

Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been highly political issues since the terms went mainstream nearly three ...

Warming oceans have brought a record level of toxic compounds to the world’s coral reefs. That’s bad news for seafood production and marine life as a whole. Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed ...

South Florida is seeing a wave of new cars, but they won’t add to traffic or lengthen anyone’s commute. That’s because the ...

Arizona coral snakes are venomous but not aggressive. Although the venom is neurotoxic, no deaths from Arizona coral snake bites have been recorded. Sonoran Mountain kingsnakes look like coral snakes ...

Cape Coral, Florida, ranks fifth on LendingTree's list of fastest-growing U.S. cities. Florida's warm weather, lack of state income tax, and relaxed regulations contribute to its growth. Cape Coral is ...