Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

With 2025 nearly here, it’s time to review an eventful 2024. Here are Hawaii Island’s the top 10 local stories of the year, as selected by the editorial staff of the Tribune-Herald.

Bad Bunny is starting 2025 by simping over a past love. On Tuesday, the Puerto Rican star released the video for “Pitorro de Coco,” in which he sings about missing an ex-lover as a new year ...

By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, Billboard Español Bad Bunny released the music video for his latest single, “Pitorro de Coco”, on Tuesday (Dec. 31), just as everyone is gearing up for ...

An artificial reef installed at a WA dog beach to reduce coastal erosion by weakening wave energy has led to a 20 per cent reduction in wave force. Early results show the reef has also fostered ...

But longtime plunge aficionados say the allure often boils down to one primal need: community. Ice bathing has skyrocketed in popularity over the last few years as online influencers have ...

Coco Gauff of the USA celebrates a point against Leylah Fernandez of Canada during their group stage match of the 2025 United Cup. / IMAGO / AAP The last time the tennis world saw Coco Gauff on ...

Team USA won their first tie of the 2025 United Cup early Monday morning, Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz pairing up to clinch a mixed doubles victory over Leylah Fernandez and Félix Auger-Aliassime ...

A 40-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on the edge of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, local police said. Luke Walford, a youth pastor, had been spearfishing with his family ...

Another 57-year-old woman was attacked while snorkelling on a reef about 200km off Mackay's coast at 4.30pm onOctober 30. She sustained two 30cm bite wounds to her calf and it took more than ...