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 ...

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.

January 21 - The world’s coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis. These vital ecosystems, home to a quarter of all marine species and a lifeline for more than a billion people ...

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and increasingly acidic seawater. These global threats are caused by seawater ...

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 ...

Launched in 2017, the project aims to restore the coral reefs in the area, which were found to be in poor condition due to various environmental factors. On January 25th, the association planted 600 ...

In September 2024, 300 coral reefs were temporarily housed at the Texas State Aquariums' Center for Wildlife Rescue after traveling hundreds of miles from Florida.

In short, it comes down to this: if there is any hope of saving the world’s beleaguered coral reefs it emanates – to a surprisingly large extent – from the pioneering work being carried out ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new ...