Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...

Carbon dioxide (CO₂), the greenhouse gas fueling climate change, is increasingly shaping our lives. It drives rising seas, ...

BBC Click explores the latest technology being trialled in Australia to preserve coral at the Great Barrier Reef.

Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge ...

The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the ...

It is a stony underwater structure, often spanning swaths of seafloor ... “It can guide your hypotheses for what you might see in the real world.” Coral reefs have been around for millions of years, ...

Spanning 14 degrees of latitude, this complex reef system is not only the greatest expanse of coral in the world, it is the Earth’s largest living structure, a massive, beautiful, and ancient ...

Large colonies of coral spawn, spewing out sperm and ... Most species of hard corals that form the reef’s complex structure and help safeguard coastal communities from storm surge are not ...

“Moana” star Auli’i Cravalho recognizes how her status as an actor and Broadway singer has created the opportunity to truly make a difference. And with the documentary “Reef Builders,” which recently ...

Houston-based staff photographer David J. Phillip scuba dives while photographing divers planting coral on a reef in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Feb. 12, 2019. – AP Photo / David Goldman Teamwork between 10 ...

especially the Great Barrier Reef. The live coral provides structure and a kind of home to loads of animals and loads of fish and these starfish are very, very good at stripping away all that ...