Remote and wild, Indonesia’s Raja Ampat region has been considered sacred by locals for centuries. New coral conservation voyages offer a unique perspective on its islands and reefs.

Stretching almost 1,500 miles, the Great Barrier Reef is so vast that just 20% has been surveyed. With tourism funding ...

An ongoing scientific expedition by National Geographic Pristine Seas is revealing the critical importance of local ...

A chance discovery in the Solomon Islands reveals a unique marine organism, larger than a blue whale and able to withstand ...

National Geographic released its "Best of the World" places to visit in 2026 including locations from Japan to North Dakota.

Seeing coral reefs can color one’s monochrome view of the ocean forever. In the pink of health — and red, blue, green and ...

Jarrod Taylor has been diving in the waters off the coast of Honolulu for 20 years, and he has witnessed a seismic shift happening not just in Hawaii but across the world's oceans. Coral reefs — which ...

A record 2023 heat wave all but eradicated two species of coral that historically served as the backbone of Florida's reefs, ...

China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its yearslong push to establish control over the strategically important waters and sea lane. The National ...

The article "Lava Rock and Coral Sand" by Alexander Wetmore discusses the impetus and progression of the Tanager Expedition, 1923, conducted with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, Bernice Pauahi ...