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 ...

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

Beachcombers along the Texas coast have been finding a spectacular variety of Sea Beans this week, thanks to strong onshore ...

Even the most resilient of nature does not stand a chance against mindless vandalism. Following coral reef vandalism reports off the coast of the Philippines in late 2024, the Bohol provincial ...

“Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet Earth, we find a massive coral made of nearly one billion little polyps, pulsing with life and colour,” marine ecologist Enric ...

The little tripods are expected to last about a month before degrading. This invention was inspired when pesky parrot fish recently gobbled up some newly planted brain coral on Florida's Coral Reef ...

To estimate its age, researchers used coral height as a growth indicator. The result: this massive structure has been growing for more than three centuries, dating back to a time before the United ...

One of the study's key findings is how fast fertilization happens within each kind of coral. D. labyrinthiformis, C. natans, and P. strigosa are all brain corals, which fertilize within 15 minutes. O.