Corals live in oceans around the world—in shallow, warm waters and deep, cool waters, clinging to seamounts or sitting on continental shelves. They also grow in the home aquariums of countless ...

Every coral counts.

Futurists follows industry leaders across all different disciplines who are advancing their fields with technology, innovation, and fearlessness. This is a look into the future of our world as we know ...

On Isla Grande, a bone-white island in Colombia’s Rosario archipelago, diving guides have gone out almost every day since 2018 to plant coral seedlings. Scattering the seafloor with “cookies”—small ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 1 billion people worldwide “benefit either directly or indirectly from the ecosystem services coral reefs provide.” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. With close to 2,000 avian species found across the nation, Colombia ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Right now, Earth is hotter than it’s ever been in recorded history, with record breaking temperatures across the globe, including our ocean. South Florida is in the grips of ...

" These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form their hard skeletons. They occur in more than 100 countries and territories, and whilst ...

When Andrew Baker looks out at the vacant lot next to his office on Virginia Key, he doesn’t see the trees or grass that are there now. He sees a factory of the future. One story tall, roughly the ...

Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

As South Florida braces for what experts predict could be another record-breaking hot summer, coral scientists are racing against time to protect one of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems. With ...