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

Researchers found that reef passes provide circulation to corals by allowing saltwater and maintain their health by transporting nutrients.

By Claire Turrell Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of climate change. Rising sea levels, ocean warming and acidification all pose ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known since the 1960s that some ...

This mega coral, thought to be around 300 years old, is exciting because it could provide unique insights into historical ocean conditions. To the untrained eye, it looks like just a huge rock ...

So exactly how are the deep-sea weirdos doing it? As far as we know, their only source of energy is the amino acid arginine, provided by the host coral alongside other essential nutrients.

There, she works on the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities - Coral Propagation Technique Development project - which is the long, scientific name for restoring ocean habitats below 164 feet ...

Saturday is World Reef Awareness Day, and many of my colleagues and I are calling for President Joe Biden to protect the deep-sea coral treasures of the Southeast — the more than 80,000 coral ...