Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine ...

A new study led by Prof. Adi Torfstein from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with an international team of researchers, has uncovered a significant ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching ...

Experts say the growing commercial trade in wild, threatened species like corals is unacceptable and irresponsible.

A coalition of organizations is working together to combat pollution and agricultural runoff, aiming to safeguard the ...

Hawai’i researchers have identified ten new sponge species in Kāneʻohe Bay, emphasizing their ecological importance in coral ...

Despite its promise, the integration of AI in coral reef conservation faces several challenges. Data availability and quality ...

CalCOFI is a long-term, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral ecosystem research program off the coast of ... interdisciplinary approach to studying coral reefs across gradients of anthropogenic stress.

Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms and the key role they play in sustaining coral reef ecosystems, marine sponges are vastly understudied. In a succession of breakthrough ...

as well as to the resilience of coral reef ecosystems.” Read the full study, Marine reserves contribute half of the larval supply to a coral reef fishery, published in Science Advances online.

By studying coral samples from the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba, researchers found that reef growth stopped for about 3,400 years ...

Farmed oysters still filter water and provide habitat, contributing to overall ecosystem health. The restoration of oyster reefs is about more than preserving a single species; it’s about ...