The ring-shaped coral islands known as atolls, like this one in the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, may trace their formation to sea levels repeatedly rising and falling over hundreds of ...

New research shows that K’gari, previously known as Fraser Island, and part of the Great Barrier Reef was formed over 800,000 years ago. Its formation was tied to a major change in earth’s climate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Sands covers travel and the hospitality industry. World Reef Day, recognized on June 1, is a call to action for consumers, ...

The world’s largest coral has been found in the Solomon Islands, a remote nation made up of hundreds of small islands in the South Pacific. The coral measures 111 feet wide, 101 feet long, and nearly ...

Sea levels rising and falling over hundreds of thousands of years may have helped build the oceanic structures Alexandra Witze, Knowable The ring-shaped coral islands known as atolls, like this one in ...