This coral species, known as acropora hemprichii, grows in the shallow reefs of the Maldives in tapered branches which ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

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University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

"Coral reefs are more than just really beautiful dynamic things underwater. They provide to humans even while we're in land, they provide to other organisms that are on land and under the water ...

One square metre of coral reef contains as many different types of animals as ... “We don’t have the luxury of the beautiful tropical ocean right on our doorstep so we start from base tap-water,” says ...

A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

Conservation efforts, such as the Coral Triangle Initiative, aim to protect this vital marine environment. The beautiful reef is home to thousands of fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, and many other ...

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.