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Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia's Corals

Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 09:06 AM ET | 0

A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Read more

The Unexpected Beauty of Coral Crustaceans: Photos

Posted Mon Nov 14, 2011 07:30 AM ET | 0

Corals are teeming with even more diversity than predicted. Read more

Seaweed Moves South As Ocean Warms

Posted Fri Oct 28, 2011 02:03 PM ET | 0

Swathes of Australia's seaweed are shifting south to beat the heat and many risk going extinct. Read more

Coral Reef Stress Map: Big Pic

Posted Wed Aug 17, 2011 07:43 PM ET | 0

A new global map identifies which reefs are likely to succeed despite climate change threats if management practices are improved. Read more

Oceans in Distress Foreshadow Mass Extinction

Posted Tue Jun 21, 2011 04:01 AM ET | 0

The recent fast global decline of ocean health points to a level of marine die-off similar to the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Read more

World's Sixth Mass Extinction May Be Underway

Posted Thu Mar 3, 2011 02:48 PM ET | 0

Species have been wiped out by human caused habitat loss, over-hunting, over-fishing and the spread of germs. Read more

Great Barrier Reef In Jeopardy Following Cyclone

Posted Mon Feb 14, 2011 05:30 AM ET | 0

Localized cyclone strike and flooding stress on the Great Barrier Reef likely to have far-reaching effects. Read more

U.S. Ship Sunk to Create Reef

Posted Fri Jan 7, 2011 10:11 AM ET | 0

A ship once used to help recover the remains of the Challenger Space Shuttle is now a diving attraction in the Grand Cayman. Read more

Time to Save Life on Earth: UN

Posted Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:44 PM ET | 0

Members of the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity are meeting to discuss strategies to reverse a man-made mass extinction. Read more

Cuban, U.S. Scientists Work Toward a Better Gulf

Posted by Julienne Gage Fri Oct 15, 2010 05:00 PM ET | 0

Thanks to its pristine reefs, Cuba is an excellent place for scientists to investigate marine ecosystems. Read more

Fish Garden, Even Do Weeding

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jun 18, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Damselfish farmers seem to have a "green thumb," nurturing, harvesting and even defending their algae plots. Read more

BP Captures About Half of Oil From Gulf Leak

Posted Mon Jun 7, 2010 10:35 AM ET | 0

The leak will not be completely stopped until BP completes the drilling of two relief wells, sometime in August. Read more

Tar Balls Appear on Fla. Beach

Posted Tue May 18, 2010 11:09 AM ET | 0

As political fallout from the spill spreads, oil is starting to travel further along the shoreline of the Gulf Coast. Read more

Current Could Push Oil Spill Up East Coast

Posted by Eric Niiler Mon May 3, 2010 09:18 AM ET | 0

Oceanographers are keeping their eyes on the Gulf Loop Current, which could spread the oil slick through the Florida Keys and to North Carolina's Cape Hatteras. Read more

Global Warming May Cook Sea Turtle Eggs

Posted by Jessica Marshall Tue Feb 2, 2010 12:00 PM ET | 0

Turtle breeding grounds may soon become makeshift ovens. Read more

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