Coral reefs rank among the most biodiverse habitats on Earth and are often referred to as the rainforests of the sea. Modern reef building corals evolved in the Triassic Period around 250 million ...

A new study has shown that selective breeding can lead to a modest rise in coral heat tolerance. Led by experts at Newcastle University's Coralassist Lab, the study documents the world's first ...

Corals are remarkable animals, capable of creating vast structures. Watch the video to enter their extraordinary world. Witness them feeding, admire their forms and colours, and find out about their ...

Liam Lachs received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council ONE Planet Doctoral Training Partnership (NE/S007512/1). James Guest received funding from European Research Council ...

The study documents the world s first effort to selectively breed adult corals for enhanced heat ... Severe Cold-Water Bleaching and Mortality of Deep-Water Reef Observed in the Eastern Tropical ...

“It’s like looking after a bonsai,” he explains as we swim over mushroom corals, sea cucumbers and cabbage corals — so named for their curling branches. “You’re forever ...

As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategy Share Comment Add to your saved stories Save Warning: This graphic requires ...

In 2011 he cofounded the XL Catlin Seaview Survey, a collaboration between the University of Queensland and a number of research institutions, photographing underwater corals as they adapt to ...

Khairul Ikmal Kamisan, 25, Wan Mohd Azizi Abdul Male, 20, and Dahlan Yahya, 43, were found guilty of trying to import 75 hard corals, 10 soft corals and two coco worms – all marine creatures ...

While sailing past the Funk Island Deep marine refuge in June a group aboard the MV Polar Prince came across a soft coral garden, which is a collection of fleshy corals densely packed on the seabed.

If left unchecked, that algae can grow out of control, smothering reefs and preventing new corals from growing. And that makes it hard for reefs to recover after a bout of, say, extreme ocean ...