The Living Architecture of Our Oceans " These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete ...

The new research also provides evidence that rain acts as a key mediator for the connections between land use and lagoon ...

University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic ...

A new study shows how connected coral reefs in Fiji stay healthier when fishing pressure and pollution are reduced together.

The Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant) states that life began with the coral polyp and as more life was born, it became more and more complex. It is believed that coral is an akua, or deity, that may ...

This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now ...

The Earth has entered a new climate reality: warm-water coral reefs are now widely recognized as the first environment on the planet to have passed a climate tipping point. The Global Tipping Points ...

A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem health. A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate ...

-- A pioneering study has revealed significant improvements in coral health through an innovative approach of transplanting healthy reef ecosystems to damaged reefs. The study offers new hope for ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Students and researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are hard at work, growing coral to help save natural ecosystems and learn more about farming marine life.

KEALAKEKUA BAY STATE HISTORICAL PARK — Earlier this week, eighty coral scientists, researchers, biologists, and managers from around the country received an up close and personal observation of the ...