After years of planning, fundraising and waiting, Mote Marine Laboratory’s brand-new, $132 million Science and Education Aquarium (SEA) opened its doors to the public at Nathan Benderson Park in ...

The Tropical Reef Aquarium at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium reopened to the public in June 2024 following 2-1/2 years of restorations and repairs. The $7.09 million renovation project, which ...

Coral reefs, often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea,” are crucial to marine ecosystems, local economies and coastal protection. To restore these vital underwater structures, the University ...

Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, is bringing back its enchanting mermaid experience for select weekends in January and February, offering visitors a magical underwater spectacle that combines ...

Oceans all over the world are experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures, but waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency as temperatures rise to unprecedented ...

Over the next several months, the towering multi-story building near a Florida shopping mall should begin to look less like a construction site and more like an aquarium. This time next year, the $130 ...

Researchers have published findings about a unique trade and its long-term implications. The international trade in corals used to be primarily a curio trade of dried skeletons, but now focuses on ...

On the reefs in the Florida Keys, plenty of snorkelers and scuba divers take in the sights, and others fish with spear guns for sport. But a small third group collects blue-legged hermit crabs, ...