Some corals can pass heat resistance to their offspring - giving new hope for the survival and restoration of reefs in a ...

The era of bio-digital convergence is upon us two decades after it was first predicted, and the merging of biology and ...

The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a labyrinthine, living ring. A coral reef is punctured at points by reef ...

New research indicates reef passes — channels that cut through coral reefs and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients — are shaped by island rivers.

University of Missouri researchers find Earth's ancient animal reefs were surprisingly sparse compared to their modern counterparts.

An alternative model ecosystem for studying coral reef biology is the relatively species poor but abundant coral reefs in the Hawaiian Archipelago that exist at the northern edge of the Indo-Pacific ...

Most of the world’s coral reefs, and the communities that directly depend on them, are in the tropics, so one might imagine the research on them being led by scientists and institutions based in ...

Coral restoration won’t save reefs from global warming, according to a recent study – at least, not the way we’re doing it now. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of ...

A healthy Acropora coral reef in Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Credit: Liam Lachs Without swift and substantial cuts to global greenhouse gas emissions, coral adaptation to rising ocean temperatures ...

Studies show that if climate change continues at the same pace, 99% of the world's coral reefs are likely to die off by the end of the century. To buy reefs a little extra time, scientists are ...