Coral reefs form a vital part of the marine ecosystem, playing host to diverse species and supporting multiple industries, ...

Deep-sea coral feeds differently than their shallow-water cousins. Coral in the shallow parts of the ocean use a process ...

Unlike most other living organisms, they don’t rely on ... Researchers have discovered two new and unusual species of bacteria in deep-sea coral in the Gulf of Mexico. The discovery, announced ...

Researchers have discovered a giant coral colony on the north-western coast of Saudi Arabia, in a part of the Red Sea that is being developed as a luxury tourist resort. The colony, a feature ...

With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up ... of full-grown sea turtles. One common defense against predators ...

blaming warmer sea temperatures triggered by climate change. Coral bleaching occurs when coral expels the colourful algae living in its tissues. Without the algae the coral becomes pale and ...

Deep-sea coral feeds differently than their shallow-water cousins. Coral in the shallow parts of the ocean use a process called zooxanthellae, in which algae living on the coral's tissue will ...

The massive 2010 oil spill damaged or killed coral in the Gulf of Mexico. Now some of the $20 billion settlement is helping researchers learn how to help the coral recover. Audio recording is ...