Those polyps produce skeletons made of calcium carbonate—the same material found in sea shells ... them,” Toy told me after the dive. The goal isn’t to treat every coral around the island ...

One Tree, which actually has several hundred trees, is shaped like a boomerang, with two arms that stretch out into the Coral Sea. In the crook of the boomerang there's a small research station ...

The world's corals and coral reef ecosystems are in crisis. In just a few decades, scientists warn, these “rainforests of the sea” and all their rich biodiversity could disappear completely. While ...

Those polyps produce skeletons made of calcium carbonate — the same material found in sea shells ... them,” Toy told me after the dive. The goal isn’t to treat every coral around the ...

The back reef includes the shallow lagoon between the shore and coral reef. This habitat includes small patches of corals, sea grass beds, and sand plains. The back reef is often warmer because of ...

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 ...

Sep. 26, 2024 — Sea robins are unusual animals with the body of a fish, wings of a bird, and walking legs of a crab. Now, researchers show that the legs of the sea robin aren't just used for ...

Coral Island is a farming simulator that allows ... For example, players may spend summer focusing on fishing in the sea in the hopes of catching a legendary Great White Shark or collecting ...

Coral colonies are habitats and breeding grounds for many marine species, including sharks, manatees, dugongs, fish, sea ...

The consequences of losing coral reefs are catastrophic for the oceans. There’s a reason scientists describe reefs as the rainforests of the sea. Reefs occupy just 1% of the world’s marine ...

A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live coral ...

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 ...