Soft corals, which are members of the class Octocorallia, are major components of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs.

By Ramesh Srivatsava ARUNACHALAM[1]The Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), scheduled for June 9-13, 2025, in Nice, France, represents an unprecedented opportunity for global marine conservation as ...

There are serious repercussions for Nigeria 39;s animal population from climate change. Concerns have been raised that it is ...

The study stresses the need for data-driven monitoring of reef conditions. Tools like coral colony volume assessments, ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

Volcanic islands, such as those in Hawaii and the Caribbean, are often fringed by coral reefs – ring-shaped structures that ...

Most coral reefs do not thrive in nutrient-poor “marine deserts” as once believed, but instead flourish in nutrient-rich ...

Simulations show little expansion (blue) in coral reef distribution this century under scenarios consistent with current government policies around the world. Noam Vogt-Vincent.