Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

When coral feed on larger quantities of zooplankton, it makes them stronger and more likely to be resilient against certain ...

Australian researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world's coral reefs from further ...

Ecosystem engineers are plants or animals that create, modify or maintain habitats. As Joshua Larsen, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, explains, beavers are a perfect example of ...

A new study led by Prof. Adi Torfstein from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, in ...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

When Palacio and her team examined coral reefs after the 2015–2016 heat wave, they found that particular corals called ...

A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society has revealed promising pockets of climate resilience in the Western Indian ...

the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment. From there, a coral can use its active mobility, or “walking ...

The I.CARE coral restoration dive program helps keep the ocean clean and restore coral reefs. The organization says its goal is to clean the ocean so "we have something for generations to come." KEY ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

A recent workshop at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory has led to the formation of a specialized team to address the growing threat of crown of thorns starfish to the island's coral reefs.