When coral feed on larger quantities of zooplankton, it makes them stronger and more likely to be resilient against certain ...

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

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

Oct. 23, 2024 — Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish feeding, looking for mates, or defending their territories, underscored by the persistent crackling of ...

UZELA uses artificial light to attract zooplankton, boosting coral feeding and resilience, offering hope for reef ...

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.

The coral fragment from the seafloor off the coast of the resort Siyam World Maldives in the Noonu Atoll had a stark contrast ...

Climate change and bleaching events are a concern for our planet’s coral reefs, one of Earth's natural wonders. But now scientists have discovered another danger posed to these beautiful natural ...

Researchers from James Cook University are looking into measures of past temperature variation to better predict the risk of ...

New study reveals that coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat experienced a surprising 3,000-year "shutdown" in growth, from about 4,400 to 1,000 years ago, likely due to a temporary drop in sea level that ...

Texas has spent the past few years making a push toward artificial reefs. Eight years ago, the non-profit Friends of RGV Reef began working alongside the Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Restoration ...

A new study published by oceanographers from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) found that remote atoll coral reefs are more resilient than previously thought because of their ability ...