The Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant) states that life began with the coral polyp and as more life was born, it became more and more complex. It is believed that coral is an akua, or deity, that may ...

Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life, with about one-quarter of all ocean species depending on reefs for food and shelter at some point in their lifecycle.

FOR WESH TWO NEWS AT NOON. OKAY, LET’S TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE ENGINEERS OF THE ECOSYSTEM. WE’RE TALKING HERE ABOUT CORAL REEFS. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA IS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE ...

Reef builders A 548-million-year-old reef in central Namibia is the earliest known ecosystem built by hard bodied animals, according to a new study. The research led by Dr Amelia Penny and Professor ...

A lab in a Dutch zoo has presented special corals that bred themselves and nestled them in Europe's largest coral reef. The corals are part of a project by the World Coral Conservatory. The project ...

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are both highly complex ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. Coral reefs are often described as underwater rainforests. -- Maui Ocean Center photo Tropical ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY REEFS ARE PART OF THE LARGEST CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES WITH 47 MILES OF NATURAL REEF RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE COAST. AND WITH THE RECORD AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT WE’VE ...

A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem health. A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing ...

Coral reefs are often framed as postcard scenery or biodiversity hotspots, but they are also working food factories that the ...

Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat The post New Israeli ...