The analogy is often drawn to tropical rainforests, which are also extremely diverse and exist in nutrient poor conditions. The key to the existence of coral reefs rests in the rapid recycling of ...

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of ...

Coral polyps, the reef's building blocks ... But they are disasters from which the reef has always recovered. Drawn to the smell of a dead sperm whale, a ten-foot tiger shark arrives at the ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...