Imagine diving into a crystal-clear ocean and suddenly coming face-to-face with a bustling metropolis built not by humans, ...

A coral reef is a complex world unto itself, an elaborate ecosystem whose denizens range from microscopic zooxanthellae (organisms ... The millions of tiny polyps that compose the coral ensnare ...

A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea ...

Researchers said they discovered a coral that can survive extreme heat stress. A possible "biological treasure chest" of corals located in an underwater lagoon off a remote island in the South ...

These coral fragments, named for their distinctive maze-like patterns resembling the human brain, are rare finds along Gulf beaches.

Corals get their vibrant colours from microscopic algae called zooxanthellae that live in their tissues. When they get stressed from rising sea surface temperatures, the corals expel the algae and ...

In the quarter-finals, the panelists were still stumped after Coral's performance of "Sk8er Boi," guessing Hilary Duff, Ashley Tisdale, and Nina Dobrev. But who is Coral? If you're looking for The ...

(Supplied: W. Saville-Kent) Saville-Kent was spellbound by the reef's corals, polyps and life-forms.(Supplied: W. Saville-Kent) It was meant to be a scientific record, but it is so much more.

Mar. 26, 2025 — Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata ...

When heat stressed, corals expel a microscopic algae living in their tissues, turning them a ghostly shade of white. Without the algae, known as zooxanthellae, the coral loses its food source ...