The Living Architecture of Our Oceans " These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete ...

Coral reefs didn’t merely mirror global change, but helped regulate how fast the climate bounced back from massive surges of ...

The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles just off Australia's northeastern coast. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Image Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these ...

This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now ...

Indonesia is one of the world’s most diverse archipelagos, boasting over 17,000 islands, each with its own culture, ...

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet ...

Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper ...

Beautiful coral reefs underneath,deep sea or oceans are basic attractions for sea explorers who love to find unique and ...

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, a ...

By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: As sharks declined by 75 percent and fish preferred by humans ...

Oysters are so much more than a seafood delicacy. They're ecosystem engineers, capable of building remarkably complex reefs. These structures act as the kidneys of the sea, cleaning the water and ...