On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given how much they've been studied, you'd think we've ...

31 different multibeam sonar surveys led researchers to discover the extent of a deep-sea coral reef off the southeastern U.S. – the largest ever found. Derek C. Sowers, ...

Since 1984, five specimens of the new species have been found in the waters of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, according to a study.

The Coral Sea is almost entirely open ocean, reaching depths of more than 4,000m. Scattered through this expanse of deep blue are important patches of coral and rock: ...

The distribution of coral reefs is expected to shift dramatically with increasing sea temperatures. Elsewhere in Australia, the Great Barrier Reef has escaped severe bleaching.

Covering a vast 1.3 million-sq-km region of the South Pacific, the Natural Park of the Coral Sea was established on May 28 to protect the world’s second largest coral reef and its attendant lagoon.

Surfer attacked in Australia: Surfer attacked by suspected great white shark hospitalized, clinging to life The sinking ship, a radio beacon and an at-sea rescue. An alert from a radio beacon on ...

On my way to Australia last week for an investor conference, I flew over the Coral Sea, the water east and north of Sydney and Brisbane. After arrival I discovered that Australians were observing ...

Sharks 3 rescued from boat stranded in Coral Sea after ‘several shark attacks’: Australian authorities The three men were sailing from the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu to Cairns, Australia ...

The USS Lexington (CV-2) was recently found in the waters of the Coral Sea just 500 miles off the eastern coast of Australia. The aircraft carrier was scuttled following the Battle of Coral Sea in ...