2024 brought the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever recorded, only narrowly surpassing the record set in 2023. The trend, driven largely by human-caused climate change, according to NASA ...

Each component of this tripartite world of mangrove, sea grass, and coral reef is itself divided in two: the world above elementally simple, the one below bafflingly complex. The Mesoamerican Reef ...

"It felt like floating over an endless graveyard," said Paolo Guardiola, a biologist and Coral Reef Alliance dive instructor who assisted with the report. The Mesoamerican Reef stretches 620 miles ...

Q: Were you scared to be in the path of a 30-foot whale shark? A: Fear is a good thing when working with wild animals. Whale sharks aren’t harmful to people. The worst thing is you might get bum ...

Listening to a coral reef is like listening to an orchestra ... including The Great Barrier Reef and in Mexico on the Mesoamerican Reef. Only by partnering with research institutions and ...

In the MesoAmerican Reef, WWF with the support of NOAA local partners, recently developed and launched the Big Mamma campaign to raise awareness about the fisheries benefits of fully protected marine ...

Cancún is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and for a good reason. From breathtaking beaches to rich ...

coral reefs in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras get a report card. Their grades help scientists, managers and conservationists understand the overall health of the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR ...