The MX-1 oil rig, located about 2 miles off the coast of Peru, was decommissioned in 2011 and became a thriving artificial reef, according to a study. Photo by Denisse Sotomayor Screen grab of photo ...

Have you ever wondered what’s going on beneath the surface of disused offshore oil and gas rigs? Scientists at Blue Latitudes did, and they were amazed to find a thriving ecosystem. Now, this ...

Pollution and rising sea surface temperatures are decimating the world's coral reef populations. According to a 2020 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network report, the world's oceans lost roughly 14% of ...

Off the coast Peru, at the junction of the cold nutrient-rich Humboldt Current and the warm Equatorial Counter Current, a decommissioned oil drilling platform stands quiet and idle. Beneath the ...