This is a big deal. Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the ocean’s space. And so tropical reef fish, among the most vulnerable organisms when it comes ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think about. But imagine if the ocean could help with that. Scientists at the ...

Head under the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, and you will find one of the most beautiful killers in the sea. Meet the lionfish ...

Even if you’ve never owned a saltwater aquarium, it’s likely you’ve come across one before—perhaps at a restaurant or in your friend’s living room—with corals aglow and flamboyant fish flitting around ...

Caribbean reef food webs have compressed by up to 70% over the past 7,000 years as fish diets converge and ecosystems become ...

An exhibit on coral reefs and how global climate change threatens them will be the focus of the Aquarium of the Pacific this summer — as it was supposed to be last year. “Coral Reefs: Nature’s ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A small, strikingly beautiful damselfish that is new to science was identified on a coral reef on Madagascar’s northeastern coast In 2018, Christmas arrived early for reef enthusiasts and marine fish ...

Jodie L. Rummer receives funding from the Australian Research Council. While we don’t know if fish populations declined from the 2016 bleaching disaster, one 2018 study did show the types of fish ...

The future looks grim for coral reefs. Warmer oceans, overfishing, pollution, and gradually acidifying waters have destroyed more than a third of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs. Just this ...