A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals a surprising discovery in the fight against one of the ...

Kelly Pitts, a research technician with the Smithsonian Marine Station at Ft. Pierce, Fla., treats great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) colonies infected with stony coral tissue loss disease ...

Levitan's work directly compared the reproduction of mustard hill coral to that of lobed star coral. Stretching up to 10 feet wide, the yellowish-brown lobed star coral resembles a bumpy boulder ...

This great star coral colony was tagged, treated with probiotic strain McH1-7, and monitored for 2.5 years for tissue loss progression as part of a newly published study showing that the bacterial ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Large colonies of boulder star coral and symmetrical brain coral cover the coral reef cap of ...

Off the coast of Bunaken Island, Indonesia, two creatures’ vibrant bodies made them stand out against their rocky reef environment as divers swam past, leading to their discovery as two species new to ...

Using blushing coral star and genomic DNA analyses, researchers have uncovered vital links between coral populations at varying depths. They identified four distinct genetic lineages, finding ...

The evening started in the classroom with a talk about coral biology, and then everyone would head outside with flashlights to patiently wait by the EOR windows.

A great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) colony infected with stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) on the coral reef in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The lesion, where the white band of tissue occurs, ...

Levitan's work directly compared the reproduction of mustard hill coral to that of lobed star coral. Stretching up to 10 feet wide, the yellowish-brown lobed star coral resembles a bumpy boulder ...