A new study finds that some corals survive pollution thanks to special bacteria that scientists hope could be used as reef ...

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Most of the world’s reef-building coral species are now considered endangered and 44% of corals globally are at risk of extinction, spelling trouble for nearly a quarter of the marine life that ...

Researchers fear another hot summer could further cripple Florida’s already struggling coral reefs - Decades of warming ...

You might be used to seeing corals planted in one spot. That’s because most of them permanently attach themselves to an area on a reef and stay there indefinitely. But not all coral species want to be ...

Birds of a feather may flock together, but when it comes to corals, sometimes it helps to mix things up. ByKatherine J. Wu Monday, January 7, 2019 NOVA NextNOVA Next Even though corals occupy less ...

The Mithapur Coral Reef Recovery Project has installed 2,310 artificial reefs, supported by 57 coral garden nurseries, where ...

Corals, the foundation of ocean biodiversity, are threatened by climate change. But new research suggests that these organisms might be more resilient than previously thought. "We found that corals ...

Earth belonged to the corals first. And over hundreds of millions of years, they proved themselves remarkably good at adapting to each new version of the planet. As other groups of organisms dropped ...

Corals are finding refuge within the red mangroves at Hurricane Hole, a mangrove habitat in the US Virgin Islands, from threats such as warming ocean temperatures, solar radiation and increased ocean ...

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Trapezia flavopunctata, the largest species of coral guard-crab. Photo: Seabird McKeon A coral guard-crab nestled in the folds of a coral growing in the Indo-Pacific. Photo: Seabird McKeon A cryptic ...