An alternative to dredging aims to capture moving sand to protect the archipelago from erosion and rising seas.

Skip the fancy welcomes and pricey resorts—there’s a more down-to-earth way to enjoy the Maldives. On the local islands, you ...

Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing with life. This section of reef — categorized as coral reefs at depths between 100 and 500 feet — provides safety and refuge to ...

Beneath the Maldives azure waters is an underwater world absolutely teeming with life. With its colourful coral reefs, turtles, whale sharks and sites suitable for snorkellers and divers of all ...

More than 90 per cent of shallow coral reef in the Maldives died when El Niño, a climatic phenomenon, raised sea temperatures by 4°C in 1998. At the swish Anantara Dhigu Resort located on ...

New research examined coral restoration projects worldwide to calculate what it would actually cost to bring back what’s already been lost.

Bryan Satalino One of Droxler and Jorry’s favorite places to study coral reefs is the Maldives, a long double chain of atolls dotting the Indian Ocean like a pearl necklace. “It’s kind of ...

More than 90 per cent of shallow coral reef in the Maldives died when El Niño, a climatic phenomenon, raised sea temperatures by 4°C in 1998. At the swish Anantara Dhigu Resort located on ...