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Busselton, Australia

Busselton Jetty

The longest timber-piled jetty in the world has an underwater observatory.
USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Key West, Florida

USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

Six miles off the coast of Key West, a former military transport ship is now one of the largest artificial reefs in the world.
Tischendorf, who works in special education, moved to Australia from her native South Africa with her family as a teenager.
islands

Meet the Woman Who Made a Historic Swim in Shark-Infested Waters

Lauren Tischendorf is the first woman to complete the grueling 20-mile swim around Lord Howe Island in Australia.
Sarah Durn August 9, 2022
An aerial view of a few of the artificial islands that make up the development project known as The World, a short boat ride from the coast of Dubai.
islands

How to Build an Island

All you need is a dream, investors with deep pockets, and concrete. A lot of concrete.
Alastair Bonnett August 17, 2021
The South Pacific atoll of Teti'aroa is about 30 miles north of Tahiti.
islands

French Polynesia's Teti'aroa Has Been an A-Lister Retreat for Centuries

Research reveals the lush islets have been a setting for royal relaxation, political negotiations, and ritual fattening.
Bridget Alex May 19, 2021
Welcome to a thoroughly 21st-century ark.
coral reefs

The Coral Ark That Hopes to Save Florida’s Ailing Reefs

As a mysterious disease sweeps across the region, dry land might be the last best hope for survival.
Sabrina Imbler February 12, 2020
A mated pair of seahorses researchers have named Dusk and Dawn.
hotels

A Chain of Seahorse Hotels Is Coming Soon to Sydney Harbour

"If you build it, they will come."
Sabrina Imbler December 13, 2019
Vaadhoo, Maldives

Sea of Stars

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.
The lagoon at Heron Island, speckled with reef halos.
landscapes

Scientists Come Closer to Solving the Mystery of Coral Reef Halos

These light blue rings can be seen from space.
Sabrina Imbler April 24, 2019
Subway cars set sail on a barge in "Weeks 297, 2008."
subways

Photographing the New York City Subway Cars That Retired as Artificial Reefs

How Stephen Mallon captured this unusual voyage to the bottom of the ocean.
Winnie Lee March 29, 2019
Blue Hole Fly Over
Belize

Great Blue Hole

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.