Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ...

Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs.

Coral groups outplant coral to help rebuild reef coverage by taking small bits of coral pieces from living coral grown in nurseries and reattaching it to the reef. Previously, restoration groups ...

With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns ...

Wharton's article I was engaged in writing a paper on coral formations, based upon a study of living corals at Diego Garcia, and on a consideration of the great submerged atolls known as the Great ...

"So, you take out coral reefs and a third to a quarter of ... 2,300km long -- roughly the length of Italy -- and is the only living organism that can be seen from space. When Veron, a former ...

While they might appear to be nothing more than rocky substrate, each coral is in fact made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny, living coral creatures called polyps. Filmed with super macro time ...

For context: 800 meters is the equivalent of eight football fields. That amount of living coral in one area is a rare discovery, researchers say. "They exhibit a rich diversity of stony coral ...

This subaquatic treasure (known as the first undersea park in the U.S.) features 70 nautical square miles of sparkling turquoise waters and the shallow-water living coral reefs of the Florida Keys ...

But how about using living things—like trees and coral reefs—and everyday occurrences—like snowfalls—to look at what's happened in past climates in order to understand what's happening ...