In the early 1950s, Marie Tharp began connecting dots to map the ocean floor, using sonar technology ... FluidCam is initially mapping the world’s coral reefs by picking out sub-centimeter ...

“Coral reefs are the most biodiverse marine systems ... percent of all marine life into less than one percent of the ocean floor.” A single reef can be home to thousands of species ...

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

These kelp forests are like three-dimensional coral reefs that tower nearly 200 feet above the ocean floor. Thousands of ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

Sea life has the most to lose. Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor. But, they provide an essential ecosystem for a quarter of all marine life. One of these creatures — a type of ...

In Florida, swaths of coral paint a colorful landscape across the ocean floor and serve a key role ... s left on Florida’s 360-mile-long coral reef and another summer of catastrophic loss.

Researchers are using the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and a special camera mode to help better understand coral reefs.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest coral reef in the world. It spans 1,400 miles and is home to 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusk ...

Around the world coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor. But a quarter of all species that live in the sea need them to survive. We learned that coral is made of tiny animals ...