Unlike typical marine algae, C. tumulosa forms tumbleweed-like mats that easily break off and drift with the current.

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ...

Some corals can pass heat resistance to their offspring - giving new hope for the survival and restoration of reefs in a ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Plunge into the shallows off the Florida Keys, Hawaiʻi or the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and you are likely to meet a ...

A new handheld microscope lets scientists monitor coral health in real time, underwater, without harming reefs.

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...

Cape Coral residents have long struggled with the unpleasant effects of blue-green algae, which turn canals green and emit a foul smell.

A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to ...

But restoring areas of the Great Barrier Reef is no easy task. It has almost 3,000 individual reefs and covers 344,400 square kilometers (133,000 square miles), and as of April 2024, as much as 60 ...

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, elkhorn coral, with its large, splayed branch structure, is fast growing and has, over the last 10,000 years, been “one of the three most important ...

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, elkhorn coral, with its large, splayed branch structure, is fast growing and has, over the last 10,000 years, been “one of the three most important ...