The "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit is now on view in Natural ... Whereas conventional geometry describes shapes on a flat plane, hyperbolic geometry is set on a curved surface—creating ...

Safely tucked in coral crevices or half-buried in sand and ... reef herons fish along the cay and reef flat. They have evolved to hunt during low tide, allowing them to wade the shallows.

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a renowned reef expert who has personally discovered nearly a quarter of the world's coral species and has spent the past 45 ...

In the Maldives, on the biggest tides, one particular coral lagoon becomes so flooded with plankton that it attracts hundreds of manta rays. On the sheltered side of the reef there are sand flats ...

This lesser known and lesser visited Caribbean beach boasts not only calm, clear water and white sand, but also a 2-mile long ...