As marine heatwaves become more commonplace, coral reefs are expelling their microscopic and colorful algae and bleaching white. Scott Reef, Australia, April 2016. Credit: Australian…
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Actions in coming decade will determine whether reefs survive, scientists say. An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe is…
Reef-building corals, such as elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), and their hybrid, all pictured here, coevolve with the microscopic algae that live…
New research has shown that by injecting an alkalinizing agent into the ocean along the length of the Great Barrier Reef, it would be possible,…
University of Pennsylvania biologist Katie Barott and colleagues found that corals maintain their ability to resist bleaching even when transplanted to a new reef. Credit:…
Stony corals pictured in their natural habitat in the Gulf of Eilat, at the northern tip of the Red Sea. Credit: Hagai Native/University of Haifa…
The aquarium system in which scientists submitted Northern red sea corals to various temperatures. Credit: Maoz Fine EPFL scientists are beginning to understand why corals…
Researchers Pim Bongaerts and Norbert Englebert on a collection dive. Credit: © David Whillas Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to…
More research is needed on the environmental impact of sunscreen on the world’s coral reefs, scientists at the University of York say. The concerns over…
Plankton-feeding fishes often dominate the fish assemblage on oceanic coral reefs. Credit: Dr. Christina Skinner Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive…
Māori wrasse are large, colorful fish that can be found on the Great Barrier Reef. In a ground-breaking new study, scientists used innovative molecular techniques…
Coral reefs, such as Los Jardines de la Reina, pictured, have microbes that may help protect the coral against certain nutrient imbalances. Credit: Robert Walker…
A unique stress experiment aligned deoxygenation stress to the natural night-day cycle of common reef-building corals from The Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Morgan Bennett-Smith Ocean…
A high-power microscopic image of the skeleton from Turbinaria peltata shows a pattern of both ion-attachment (in blue) and nanoparticle attachment (in green) of new…
A close-up of a crown-of-thorns starfish. The creatures eat Acropora corals until they’re effectively homeless. Credit: Morgan Pratchett A world-first study on the Great Barrier…
A new study of the Great Barrier Reef shows populations of its small, medium and large corals have all declined in the past three decades.…
The reef at North Rock, Bermuda, similar to the reef (Sea Venture Shoals) where coral fragments were collected for this study. Credit: Stacy Peltier New…
Early stage herbivorous crown-of-thorns starfish camouflaged against the coralline algae that it has been feeding on, with a recent feeding scar directly adjacent. Credit: Daniel…
A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists. Credit: UCL A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered…
In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases…