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These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral ...

Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, ...

The researchers are looking for ways to help reefs survive global warming. The work could provide a blueprint for working ...

Corals that build reefs often share their calcium carbonate skeleton with tiny algae that photosynthesise like plants on land. The coral host gains food, the algae shelter. These algae are also ...

Investing in Coral Solutions Currently, more than 80 percent of the world’s reefs are experiencing the worst global bleaching event in recorded history, according to the National Oceanic and ...

New research indicates reef passes — channels that cut through coral reefs and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients — are shaped by island rivers.

The Oculina Bank, named after the slow-growing ivory tree coral Oculina varicosa, is a narrow strip of coral reef that runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce. The reef is thousands of years old ...

Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that are firmly ...