Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Marine biologists sampling coral reef waters multiple times a day have shown how they shape surrounding marine life.

A dead coral reef, destroyed years ago by fishermen, has been brought back to life after scientists installed specially-made steel frames into the sea floor and coaxed transplanted coral to grow and ...

When people picture Guadalupe Mountains National Park, they imagine an arid, peak-speckled stretch of the Arizona-New Mexico Mountains and Chihuahuan Desert. It’s a Texan place of heat, plunging ...

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of "saving" coral ...

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through reef ecosystems. Each day, coral reefs quietly reshape the microscopic world ...

Scientists studying deep coral reefs near Guam say they have identified up to 20 potential new-to-science species—and a plethora of colorful and weird marine creatures—from the ocean's depths. The ...

Scientists say coral fisheries could sustainably provide thousands of additional meals per square kilometer. But it requires ...

Coral reefs may be able to recover from disaster, according to a study that provides a bit of reassurance about the future of these endangered ecosystems. Coral reefs around the world are at risk as ...

Coral reefs, some of the most stunningly beautiful marine ecosystems on Earth, are dying. Ninety percent of them will likely be gone by 2050 due to rising ocean temperatures and pollution. “But it’s ...

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