Coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat paused growth for 3,000 years due to sea-level changes but later recovered. Scientists warn ...

The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the ...

Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae Oct. 23, 2024 — Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish ...

AMV Stream announced the release of "Reef Builders," a new documentary directed and produced by Stephen Shearman, executive ...

Cryopreservation technology preserves genetic coral diversity over decades and even centuries at Mote's Sarasota facility.

Excessive seaweed growth on reefs can block sunlight from corals' surfaces, release chemicals that affect coral survival, slow the corals' growth and make it harder for new corals to establish ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

and many of today’s living reefs are thousands of years old. Clearly, corals are survivors. That’s because a coral is biologically programmed to adapt to new conditions — an ability called plasticity ...

Tabulata and Rugosa are orders of extinct corals that have been taxonomically described for more than 170 years. They were ...

Through the first-hand accounts of local volunteers fighting to save their coral reefs, see the program's growth into one of the biggest and most ambitious restoration training programs ever ...

Corals are among the most fascinating and essential living organisms on our planet. These complex creatures are the ...