Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Corals aren’t necessarily known for their fancy footwork — or even having feet. But scientists have ...

The study documents the world s first effort to selectively breed adult corals for enhanced heat ... Severe Cold-Water Bleaching and Mortality of Deep-Water Reef Observed in the Eastern Tropical ...

The gulf is also home to some of the oldest creatures on earth: black corals. They have been found ... Colbert suggested the change following the Deepwater Horizon spill that dumped 168 million ...

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps ...

Names given to the gulf have little bearing on the strange happenings beneath its surface, from fatal pools to coral habitats ...

Coral reefs rank as some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems. Although they cover just 0.2 percent of oceans, reefs are home to a quarter of marine biodiversity. Scientists warn they could ...