Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystem on the planet and the lifeblood of a thriving ocean. Yet without action, 90 percent of coral reefs could die by 2050. Fortunately, reef guardian Theresa Fyffe has a plan. Learn how her team...

Even when animal traps are humane, it seems pretty obvious that animals wouldn't want to get caught. But sometimes, there are oddballs that love getting trapped. Here's what we know about what can make some animals so darn trap happy.

Hoboro Island off the coast of Japan may soon be an island of the past, and it’s primarily due to one unsuspecting isopod.

Our planet's diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in...

Life on Earth has always been shaped by other bodies in space, and life in our oceans is especially susceptible to interactions that have huge effects on life as we know it!

Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician -- celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolic geometry underlying...

Find out how parrotfish, zooxanthellae, calcium carbonate (aragonite), and poop combine to make the white sandy beach sunbathers love.

Coral reef fish, like the yellow tang surgeonfish, begin life in a fascinating and weird way - as tiny floating larvae! These babies are capable of drifting thousands of miles on ocean currents, far from the reefs where they were born....

Architect Kate Orff sees the oyster as an agent of urban change. Bundled into beds and sunk into city rivers, oysters slurp up pollution and make legendarily dirty waters clean -- thus driving even more innovation in "oyster-tecture."...

When you think about coral reefs, you probably imagine a sparkling tropical oasis that you can easily see while snorkeling or diving, but reefs can be found as deep as 8000 meters! As deep as they are, those reefs are still not immune to...

We all know ducks quack, dogs bark, and birds chirp, but that barely scratches the surface of all the amazing ways animals have devised to talk to each other!

Over the course of hundreds of scuba dives, marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson fell in love -- with a fish. In this ode to parrotfish, she shares five reasons why these creatures are simply amazing (from their ability to poop white...

Kristen Marhaver studies corals, tiny creatures the size of a poppyseed that, over hundreds of slow years, create beautiful, life-sustaining ocean structures hundreds of miles long. As she admits, it's easy to get sad about the state of...

On a reef in the Pacific Ocean, 17,000 camouflage groupers dart about in the cloudy water. It is, in fact, an underwater orgy— turned feeding frenzy. An orgy might seem like a rather flamboyant way to breed, but sex in the sea is a...

Hoboro Island off the coast of Japan may soon be an island of the past, and it’s primarily due to one unsuspecting isopod.

Corals in the Pacific Ocean have been dying at an alarming rate, particularly from bleaching brought on by increased water temperatures. But it's not too late to act, says TED Fellow Kristen Marhaver. She points to the Caribbean -- given...

the Catlin Seaview Survey will be taking thousands of 360 degree panoramas of the Great Barrier Reef, not just for science, but so that every person with an internet connection can experience the world's largest structure...at least...

Traditionally, geography is studied as two interconnected parts: physical geography and human geography. For the first half of this series, we will be focusing on physical geography, which is all about recognizing the characteristics of...

Barrier reefs are home to all kinds of amazing animals, but did you know that the coral itself is an animal? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn all about coral and the longest coral reef in the world, The Great Barrier Reef!

New ReviewThis colorful video program introduces students to the concept of biodiversity. Live-action footage of plants and animals from throughout the world helps students comprehend how the number of species in a place influences biodiversity....

There is a surprising natural wonder in the middle of the vast West Texas desert: a prehistoric ocean reef built from the remains of ancient sea life. This fossil-rich landscape tells the story of Earth's most devastating mass...

Science Kids Ocean Predators - Killer Whales, Great White Sharks, Piranhas and More!

The Moray eel is a fascinating and formidable predator with two sets of jaws that work in tandem to capture prey with deadly precision. These...

A football pitch-sized reef has been created to home 10,000 wild oysters in the North Sea.Source: PA

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Brent Bielmann’s career in photography started when he was 13, after he bought a used camera body and housing from his uncle...