The baby king crab, known scientifically as Neolithodes agassizii, was found by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems ... which provides a refuge from predation for invertebrates such as crabs, lobsters, sea urchins, brittlestars, and molluscs.

CORAL REEF From the deck of a skiff on the surface ... are hosts of invertebrates—clams, crabs, shrimps, worms, sea cucumbers—of stunning diversity. Add to these the hundreds of new species ...

Keeping 60 mil crabs from perishing under car tires is a yearly task on Christmas Island, but an innovative device creates ...

Not far beneath the surface of the Coral Sea, where the Great Barrier Reef lives, parrotfish teeth grind against rock, crab claws snap as they battle over hiding spots, and a 600-pound grouper ...

I’d been home for six months when the email arrived: “With the help of photosynthetic algae and guard crabs ... The coral ...

Fish, crabs and other species find refuge in their midst. Scientists say one-fourth of the ocean's fish depend on healthy coral reefs, which also protect shoreline communities from powerful waves ...

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

The noises of a healthy coral reef – produced by fish, crabs and other creatures – attract coral larvae, encouraging them to settle and repopulate the area. In the U.S. Virgin Islands ...