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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

They predict that by mid-century most of the world's coral reefs will be suffering yearly, or near-yearly, heat stress," he told BBC News. One telling observation in the assessment is that as ...

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 ...