A New Zealand navy vessel plowed into a reef near Samoa and sank because its crew mistakenly left it on "autopilot," a military inquiry found on Friday. Dozens of sailors were rescued from the ...

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So-called supercorals in the National Park of American Samoa may hold clues to saving coral reefs everywhere. Peter Craig was curious. The recently retired chief biologist for the National Park of ...

But many who live in Siumu and surrounding villages are worried that damage to the reef from the wreck threatens their longer-term survival. Netina Malae stands in the shade at her Sima PJ Beach Fale ...

A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

The purpose of the expedition was to study the volcanic formations and coral reefs of Samoa, under the auspices of the Carnegie Institute of Washington. Want to keep up with breaking news?

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Teeming with life, a healthy coral reef is one of the noisiest places in the ocean. Recorded using underwater microphones, this cacophony can sound to our ears remarkably like frying bacon. Listen for ...