The total area of the planet that is covered in coral reefs is larger than previously thought, according to the most comprehensive high-resolution assessment of the world’s corals to date. Shallow ...

Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and ...

Aerial image of coral reef and coastline in the South Kona, Hawaiʻi region. Credit: ASU Global Airborne Observatory When imagining corals, the picture that comes to mind is usually a stationary one: a ...

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of "saving" coral ...

An introduction to the structure and formation of modern reefs -- Reef minerals and mineralization -- Reef cyanobacteria -- Reef algae and foraminiferans -- Reef sponges -- Reef corals and their ...

No audio available for this content. This is a challenging time for coral reefs. Although they cover less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support 25% of all marine creatures. Collectively, ...

Rick Stafford receives funding from the Earthwatch Institute. Zach Boakes receives funding from the Earthwatch Institute. He is co-founder of the non-governmental organisation North Bali Reef ...

A strange disease has killed 99.7% of a type of sea urchin called Diadema africanum along Tenerife's coast in just three years. This pushes the species close to dying out locally in the Canary Islands ...

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Marine scientists say artificial reefs can help reduce coastal erosion and keep large materials out of landfills.