Adaptability of Some Coral Reef Fish to Rising Temperatures Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to ...

Losing a starting pitcher to injury can sometimes derail a team’s season. Coral Reef’s softball team didn’t let that happen. Despite losing one of its two regular starters, junior Erin ...

At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

The "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit is now on view in Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall. Eric Long, SI The Natural History Museum's Baird Auditorium showcases scientists and performers ...

Since then, Cravalho has channeled her inherent love for the ocean and her homeland into a new project aimed at helping with coral reef restoration efforts. In the new documentary Reef Builders ...

These tiny exoskeletons, replicated by countless coral polyps, serve as the building blocks for massive coral reefs that ... culture the larvae for a few days and then settle them onto specialized ...

The coral reef ecosystem running parallel to Mauritius stretches 150 kilometers and reduces wave energy by up to 97%. The reef frames a 243-square kilometer lagoon that is home to a rich array of ...

This article takes a journey into understanding the oldest coral reef ever found in U.S. territory—a testament to nature’s resilience and awe. Coral Reefs. Image by Tom Fisk. Coral reefs are marine ...

"Our results highlight how shifting from coral-dominated to algae-dominated reefs can alter reef ecosystem function and impact the resilience of the system, potentially making it more susceptible ...

Below the ocean’s surface, there’s a vibrant ensemble of sounds — a chorus of vibrations, croaks, pops and crackles that come together to form the soundtrack of a healthy coral reef.

Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

Why does coral bleaching matter? Coral bleaching matters because once these corals die, reefs rarely come back. With few corals surviving, they struggle to reproduce, and entire reef ecosystems, on ...