Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.

The assessment on the possible damage on Pagasa Reef 1 from the grounding incident involving a Chinese vessel in June has yielded results, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday.

The Great Barrier Reef is world famous – it’s the largest coral reef system in the world and home to tens of thousands of species. No wonder it is World Heritage listed. But Australia has three lower ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coral reefs are both beautiful and utterly vital to the ocean ecosystem and the local environment. They provide homes, food and ...