Coral reefs form a vital part of the marine ecosystem, playing host to diverse species and supporting multiple industries, ...

The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

World Reef Awareness Day 2025 highlights the coral reef crisis and the urgent need for global conservation action.

Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by sea urchin populations ... major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) ... Red Coral Colonies ...

There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on Earth, from the intertidal zone to more than four ...

A ministerial statement said the initiative, funded by USAID with a total of $14.25 million, aims at protecting and sustaining the Red Sea's coral reef environment. Minister Fouad indicated that ...

Guides toss shrimp to attract the sharks, and scientists worry this could change the animals ... Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Sulu Sea stops eating sponges tucked under coral to confront ...

Beneath the waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, a kaleidoscopic ecosystem teems with life. It could become the world’s “last coral refuge” as global heating eradicates reefs elsewhere ...

SINGAPORE - Microplastics have been found in marine animals across Singapore’s coastal ... s coastal habitats – including mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass beds – and they could ...

Humans and robots are working in tandem on reef conservation efforts that are about to be rolled out around the world.