Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in ...

A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea ...

Cape Coral is facing a challenge with its native aquatic plant, spatterdock, which has been growing uncontrollably in Lake Kennedy. While beneficial for the environment, this plant is causing frus ...

Within the structure of the coral reefs, members of almost every phyla of plants and animals live and ... cemented with calcite and aragonite. If sea level changes, the reefs become exposed ...

A humongous sea creature, stretching over 100 feet wide, has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean near Malaulalo, Solomon Islands. Called Pavona clavus, a type of giant coral with a plant-like ...

complex and living ecosystems that are often called the rainforests of the sea. Like tropical rainforests, coral reefs provide life and habitats for an array of plants and animals. The underwater ...

In a discovery that could help rehabilitate reefs damaged by global warming, pollution and overfishing worldwide, Israeli and Australian researchers have discovered that rich and diverse ...