This study makes the fundamental discovery of the first natural animal rhodopsin that uses a chloride ion instead of an amino acid side chain as a counterion. Using a combination of biochemical and ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

TABLE 1. Status of macroalgae research. This table provides a non-exhaustive overview of key macroalgae research domains discussed in this review, together with selected species. Superscript numbers ...

Makai McNamara was knocked unconscious on Feb. 23, after being wiped out by a large wave at Banzai Pipeline, a surf reef break Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined ...

Second, while parrotfish help reefs to grow by keeping them clean, they also can cause gradual erosion of reef structures. Some parrotfish species graze by biting off chunks of coral, especially ...

After a series of delays, the 990-foot ocean liner left Philadelphia last week on its way to become the world’s largest artificial reef off the Okaloosa County coast. Now, tugboats will maneuver ...

Sailing from Delaware Bay, the SS United States is completing its final journey to sink off Florida's Gulf Coast to become "the world's largest artificial reef." "Once deployed off Destin-Fort ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An underwater drone passes inside the seawater during a demonstration at a Marina in the southern resort of ...

Stretching 1,000 km along the coasts of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, the Mesoamerican Reef is an ecological marvel. The largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, it is a living, ...