As of this writing, about 600 oil rigs in the Gulf of America have been fully converted into artificial reefs. Yet, only 1,100 of 7,000 original platforms remain. Sadly, only 20% of rigs currently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Divers explore a coral reef growing on the legs of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. (Andy Lewis/Texas Caribbean Charters) A ...

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 ...

A new federal bill could make it easier to turn decommissioned oil rigs into artificial reefs, a move scientists say would boost Gulf fisheries and habitat.

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 ...