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PortMiami has applied for a permit that would allow MSC Cruises and Disney to build a new berth at the port's east end, where the live webcam has been streaming images of colorful reef fish, manatees and rays.
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Divers and snorkelers will be able to take selfies around an underwater sculpture garden—55 artificial reef modules attached to the seafloor. It’s all in the name of saving the environment in Palm Beach County.
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A team of scientists looking for coral that can better survive global warming have identified a hardier Caribbean coral in the Bahamas.The mountainous…
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Marine debris — or trash in the water — is a problem everywhere including the Florida Keys. And it got a lot worse when Hurricane Irma crashed across the…
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On this Tuesday, Jan. 7, episode of Sundial:Puerto Rico EarthquakesPuerto Rico's governor, Wanda Vázquez, has declared a state of emergency after a 6.4…
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This week on Florida Matters, we share some of our favorite discussions about plants, animals and environmental challenges facing our state.
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Florida has an underappreciated secret weapon to help heal its ailing reefs: prickly sea urchins.This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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For decades, most of the news about coral reefs has been pretty gloomy. Now the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is launching a new mission to bring…
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In light of Key West banning the sale of sunscreens that contain chemicals believed to harm coral reefs, Florida lawmakers are fast-tracking proposals…
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New rules for the troubled reefs and turquoise waters that make up the vast marine sanctuary that surrounds the Florida Keys are threatening to spark a…
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All of the Florida Keys reef is under thermal stress — meaning the water is warm enough that corals may start bleaching.Corals bleach when they expel the…
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Florida's coral reefs are in trouble. Scientists say they've been declining for decades. But researchers have very recently come up with some exciting...