Kāne’ohe Bay, where the research was conducted, is abundant with small, isolated “patch reefs,” which are teeming with ...

Near an island in the South Pacific Ocean, a bright red sea creature with “canine-like” teeth swam around the coral reef.

There are about 160 documented sea anemones and corals, with 11 soft coral species in the Gulf of Mexico, according to scientists. Soft corals are creatures with bendable bodies that resemble plants, ...

Research on coral reef fishes reveals their physiological responses to extreme temperatures, highlighting adaptations and ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one quarter of all marine species spend some portion of their life on a reef.

Coupled with rising temperatures, a lack of sexual reproduction threatens the survival of Florida’s coral reef. Reef-building species simply can’t make it on their own. To keep coral ...

Coral reefs perform many important functions, such as buffering coastlines and providing habitat for one-fourth of all marine species. In the U.S. alone, these ecological services are worth an ...

Researchers combine acoustic monitoring with a neural network to identify fish activity on coral reefs by sound. They trained the network to sort through the deluge of acoustic data automatically, ...

The findings support the idea that positive species interactions can buffer coral reefs from multiple environmental threats. Corals are what ecologists call "foundation species," meaning that they ...

Coral reefs perform many important functions, such as buffering coastlines and providing habitat for one-fourth of all marine species. In the U.S. alone, these ecological services are worth an ...