The problem of plastic pollution is widespread in the world's oceans and is rapidly getting worse. Earlier this month the United Nations said the survival of coral reefs is at a 'make or break ...

From a ballet of white-tip reef sharks to a cardinal fish releasing freshly hatched babies from its mouth, these underwater ...

Members of a diverse group that includes jellyfish and anemones, most corals live in extensive colonies, and many types form compartments around themselves made of rock-like calcium carbonate that ...

Hyderabad: Samsung has launched a new technology, Ocean Mode, to assist coral reef restoration activists and researchers in coastal communities with more effective mapping of affected areas. According ...

A new study has awful news for the Great Barrier Reef. Located off the coast of ... researchers noticed that out of 462 coral colonies near the research station at One Tree Island, more than ...

But for such “green” solutions to beat out the default response of concrete and rock walls, it’s not enough to just tout the benefits. Proponents need to show these approaches also make financial ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

Maahid Photos via Unsplash Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is ... ZooKeys Want to read more? Check out our stories here. Plectranthias raki, or the shy perchlet ...

A new study published in Science Advances reveals how hybrid coral reef ... and then out planting corals on that. This is necessary because we’ve literally lost 30 meters of reef, about three ...

for instance—the coral stresses out and expels the algae. As the algae leaves, the coral fades until it looks like it’s been bleached. If the temperature stays high, the coral won’t let the algae back ...