While plants and some bacteria can make their ... jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is ...

Coral curator Christina Jayne discusses how coral pyramids will be outplanted at two sites as a restoration and enhancement ...

The "coral defenders" are made of plastic called PHA. Similar to a potato starch, it naturally breaks down when exposed, ...

individual coral reefs, and every one of them is in a different condition. Narrator: It's also the world's largest living structure as well as a home to thousands of plant and animal species.

Coral reefs are the most biodiverse habitats in the oceans, and like the trees of a rainforest, the coral structures provide the structure of the ecosystem, within which other plants and animals live.

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn ...

Within the structure of the coral reefs, members of almost every phyla of plants and animals live and die, adding particles and organic material to the sediment, and contributing to the efficient ...

A new Community-Based Coral Restoration Area (CBCRA), established in South Maui, is offering damaged corals a chance to recover from rising ocean temperatures, sediment pollution and human activity.

Without healthy coral reefs, the islands wouldn’t even exist ... corals are technically considered tiny animals since, unlike ...

A bleached antique coral makes a thought provoking addition to Hintze Hall. Weighing more than 300 kilogrammes, the giant Turbinaria bifrons was collected from Shark Bay Reef, off the coast of Western ...