Globally, coral reefs are under siege by multiple stressors, one of which is herbaceous algae. An overabundance of algae on ...

As the sliver of a new moon shines over Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, millions of tiny orbs ascend from a reef and swirl in the water ...

A Florida State University ecology and evolutionary biologist has discovered that the reproductive methods of individual coral species play a crucial role in their ability to survive, and even thrive, ...

Shani Talice and Benyamin Rosental explore how stem cells could help corals recover from stress and environmental damage ...

Caribbean reefs have suffered massive loss in hard coral cover since 1980, a new study suggests. According to the Global ...

The FishEye Collaborative combined underwater sound recordings with a 360° camera to identify the sounds made by individual ...

In a state-of-the-art facility in the Bahamas, conservationists are working to breed and preserve Caribbean corals under threat from bleaching and disease. The Bahamas is a coral reef hotspot and ...

In a lab at the University of Miami, there are tanks of knobby, tan-colored corals from Florida, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. They've been drafted into a sort of coral Olympics, as scientists look ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “Can you hear that sound like pouring milk on Rice Krispies? It’s the snapping shrimp — they have one massive claw and one small one.

The coral reefs off the shores of the Florida Keys should be vibrant and colorful this time of year. But after some of the highest recorded water surface temperatures, scientists say they're seeing a ...