The consequences of coral bleaching extend beyond the reef itself, since a quarter of all fish species spend some part of their life cycle in reefs, despite the fact that reefs cover less than 1% ...

Corals are animals, but many are powered by the tiny photosythetic algal plants within their cells; with this energy they are capable of building geological structures. Most corals are colonial ...

Studying coral reefs used to mean hours of grueling manual analysis, but artificial intelligence is changing the game. A new ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...

Revealing life under water, whether portraying a particular ... buying less or choosing to walk or cycle. Overfishing can harm the biodiversity of coral reefs. Decrease demand for fishing by eating ...

Millions of corals born from frozen sperm could one day be deployed on reefs to help them recover from climate change-induced ...

It was the seventh night after the August full moon, the peak spawning window predicted for the mountainous star coral. We loaded the boat and ... next critical developmental milestone in their life ...

Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

Coral reefs are critical ecosystems for Hawai‘i ... “Evolving science shows that these persistent reef toxins disrupt the life-cycles of corals and other marine life,” said Lisa Bishop, president of ...