Found among coral reefs in the Red Sea, it has large canines and a fierce expression, even though it is only 2 cm long. Its ... Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars Thrive in Degraded Coral Habitats Sep.

Coral reefs are critical for fisheries, tourism, protecting against coastal erosion — and they help develop life-saving ...

There’s no offroading in Kauai but remote beach roads can get bumpy, and the main road that hugs the coastline can flood. We ...

Mars, researchers and the local community work together to maximize the ecological benefits of rebuilding coral reefs Coral reefs occupy only 0.1% of the Earth’s ocean floor yet support 25% of ...

These were scooped up for delivery to other restoration and research facilities, where they represent hope for the future of ...

Coral reef cities never sleep, they are constantly noisy worlds where a chorus of submarine song rings out from their many inhabitants. At dawn, one of the reef's most charismatic inhabitants ...

A South African scientist and conservationists in Tanzania are working to restore coral reefs by cultivating and transplanting corals onto artificial structures. Coral reefs in the semi-autonomous ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a renowned reef expert who has personally discovered nearly a quarter of the world's coral species and has spent the past 45 ...

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 ...