Dr. Jan Vicente, of Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and lead author of the Zootaxia article in which four new ...

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The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are dotted with various types of coral, sponges and ... newly discovered species, glass sponges provide both a home and a hunting ground. Eunice ...

What coral researchers could really use is a computer model that simulates how polyps grow into complex structures from simple physical rules. Such a tool could help them understand how reef ...

Jellyfishjam99' says: 'If you’re in Hawaii, or really anywhere with coral reefs for that matter, for the love of God, don’t touch the coral!’ The reason for this, according to the NOAA Coral ...

sponges, and algae. Furthermore, these reefs serve as nurseries for juvenile fish, playing a key role in maintaining healthy fish populations and ensuring ecological balance. The coral communities ...

The largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, it is a living, breathing world, home to dazzling biodiversity, including 60 varieties of coral. However, this vital ecosystem faces mounting ...

A multimodal platform will distill all research data relating to coral reefs, including underwater videos and photographs, satellite images, text files, and time-sensor readings, onto a central ...

Usually the highest danger period for bleaching in WA is March and April. CSIRO coral reef ecologist Damian Thomson said the bleaching at Ningaloo was anecdotally more extensive than the last mass ...

Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms and the key role they play in sustaining coral reef ecosystems, marine sponges are vastly understudied. In a succession of breakthrough ...

They will then introduce baby sea sponges to the reefs to help create new communities, with an aim to improve the area's biodiversity. "The rock, with all the grooves, will attract plankton ...