Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...

The Largest Living Structure on Earth Imagine something so vast that it's visible even from space—this is the Great Barrier ...

The most devastating bleaching event known in recorded history wreaks havoc on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Without the three-dimensional structure of a coral reef, all reef dwellers are ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of ...

Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by avoiding flooding damage, a new study says.

Their innovation is based on the natural structure of coral reefs off the southern coastal Israeli city of Eilat, but their model is adaptable to other marine environments, and may help curb reef ...

Now, to keep Florida’s reef alive, scientists have to breed corals almost entirely in labs on land, where the water is clean ...

A coalition of marine biologists and nonprofit leaders focused on Florida Keys coral restoration are visiting the United Arab ...

especially the Great Barrier Reef. The live coral provides structure and a kind of home to loads of animals and loads of fish and these starfish are very, very good at stripping away all that ...

where dead coral and sand once blanketed the seabed, colorful fish now dart through an elaborate structure made of 3D-printed clay tiles. For six months, this artificial reef has been resting off ...