The research team is currently focused on a type of toxic species that live on algae in Hawaiʻi’s waters called Gambierdiscus spp. According to HPU, when herbivorous reef fish consume the algae ...

It's a little out of the way, but a visit to this picturesque Hawaiian beach is well worth the extra time and expense, even if you don't snorkel.

MANILA >> Amid increasing hostilities in the South China Sea — a busy waterway through which more than a third of all trade ...

The ocean may be nature’s single greatest gift to humanity. It provides about half of the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

The poisoning is most commonly found in reef predators, but it has recently been detected in reef herbivores, including fish that are common catches and meals in the islands. Fish that have been ...

It is of vital importance to, on occasion, consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given ...

Marshall Islands locals watched radioactive coral fall from the sky for hours after the US’s bomb tests, 71 years ago. Now ...

The diverse nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, from the coral reefs of Southeast Asia to the coastal rainforests of Latin America, grapple with significant and often interconnected environmental and ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

In the study, researchers said the Honaunau Bay now has an average of 51 sea urchins per square meter. This is considered to be the highest recorded density on coral reefs anywhere in the world.