Genetic techniques suggest that historical populations of Gray whales were much higher than the numbers everybody has always believed, based on whaling records. 

The corals in a lagoon off of Ofu Island are being subjected to the same temperature changes as other corals around the world as a result of global warming.  In other places the warming is causing coral bleaching, but the corals here seem to be resistant to the rising temperatures.

Research is being conducted in the Bahamas to determine how far larvae disperse from within protected areas.  This work will help to determine how far away a marine park conservation benefits will extend.