I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his ...

Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

A survey published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications analyzed the wide-reaching extent of “Third Global Coral Bleaching Event,” finding more than two-thirds of the 15,000 coral reefs ...

A new study led by researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found the marine creatures remain virtually identical throughout the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.

Some animal facts sound like internet exaggerations until you look at the research behind them. Biologists and field ...

A group of colorful hexacorals (aquatic organisms in the group of stony corals and anemones), known as "zoantharians" is defying the traditional laws ...

In total, the reef system covers approximately 132,900 square miles (344,400 square kilometres), which makes it roughly the same size as Japan. In fact, it’s so large that it can be seen from space – ...

Nature's architects build without blueprints! From beaver dams to termite mounds and ant cities, complex structures emerge as animals respond to local cues. Beavers listen to water, termites sense air ...

It's not just humans that build villages – so do other animals. And they can be so enormous they're visible from space ...

Scientists have revealed how corals anchor themselves to reefs through a multi-step biological process. The findings could help restoration efforts focus on coral species most likely to survive and ...