A new study led by Prof. Adi Torfstein from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, in ...

Victoria University of Wellington have discovered a species of sea squirt that is thought to be new to science.

New study reveals that coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat experienced a surprising 3,000-year "shutdown" in growth, from about 4,400 to 1,000 years ago ...

The report, which also lists the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan, says the claimants’ activities have caused "irreparable" damage.

There’s a reason scientists describe reefs as the rainforests of the sea. Reefs occupy just 1% of the world’s marine environment, but they provide a home to a quarter of marine species ...

It tells of a time 125,000 years ago, when a modest increase in Earth’s temperatures caused ice sheets to melt and global sea levels to surge. The height of the coral — which can grow only ...

Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms, visited Bora-Bora in 2015 while on vacation and decided ...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

In addition, the researchers point out that restored coral reefs can last longer than artificial defenses alone. If sea levels change, structures such as levees or seawalls would need to be raised at ...

As these crucial "reef gardeners" disappear, coral reefs face a growing threat of algal overgrowth, pushing entire ecosystems toward collapse. The study was published in Ecology. Sea urchins, often ...

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