In our last update back in January, the skeleton of the structure was built, and contractors were beginning to build the ...

The reefs are made of concrete with embedded limestone, to resemble the natural limestone found on the sea floor.

Dead Coral Skeletons Hinder Reef Regeneration by Sheltering Seaweed Sep. 26, 2024 — The structural complexity of coral reefs creates a vibrant underwater city populated by a diverse assortment ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

especially from dead skeletons, and grinding it in their digestive systems, excreting it as sand. This bioerosion process is natural and essential. But on highly degraded reefs with low coral ...

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 ...

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

These corals – species with rigid skeletons, such as elkhorn and brain corals – are the architects of these ecosystems, providing the foundations for coral reef communities. Coral reefs ...

Dehradun: Ocean acidification is accelerating at an alarming rate, with ocean surface pH declining globally at –0.