All things are interrelated when it comes to conservation and ecology research, say BYUH professor and research assistants ...

While plants and some bacteria can make their ... jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is ...

# A $1m investment in a pioneering Grand Bahama project’s tourism attractions will drive increased revenues to finance ...

Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new ...

Coral - which are animals, not plants - can live for centuries ... The research showed temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef in the previous decade were the warmest of the past 400 years.

Often referred to as “rainforests of the sea,” coral reefs are perhaps the greatest, most vibrant expressions of ocean life. Yet due to global warming, already-delicate coral reefs throughout the ...

The structure will provide a solid foundation to plant juvenile corals and for coral larvae to settle on. (Colleen Hansel, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) The artificial reef will also ...

“We know the biggest threat to coral reefs worldwide is climate change ... We need to protect our special places and the plants and animals that call them home.” The damaging mass bleaching ...

"The reality is that marine heatwaves are triggering mass coral bleaching mortality events across the world's shallow tropical reef ecosystems, and theincreasing frequency and intensity of these ...

Marine explorers have discovered a "pristine" 3km (2-mile) coral reef at depths of 30m (100ft) off the coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia. It is one of the largest discovered at that depth ...

With a vast array of colors, sizes, and leaf shapes, coral bells are hugely popular foliage or ground cover plants for shady ...

Coral reefs play a crucial role in the Earth's ecology, serving as vital habitats for a multitude of marine animals and plants. Maudhoo said coral reefs also play an important economic and social ...