When Palacio and her team examined coral reefs after the 2015–2016 heat wave, they found that particular corals called ...

Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up to 4.5 feet in length and weigh over 700 pounds, making them icons of ...

Researchers from James Cook University are looking into measures of past temperature variation to better predict the risk of ...

Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island. Photo credit: Jean-Pascal Quod.

Coral Reef Nightlife Becomes More Predatory With Artificial Light Dec. 18, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities ...

Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like ...

Hastings was inspired to launch the initiative after he showed students in his Advanced Placement environmental science class ...

Corals are bleached white when marine heat waves put corals under stress, causing them to expel algae from their ... of Sydney tracked 462 coral colonies at the reef’s One Tree Island over ...

Become a coral hero and make a positive impact while traveling in Costa Rica by assisting local efforts with vital coral reef ...

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center partnered with Erinn Muller, a research representative on Florida Keys National ...