Hawai’i researchers have identified ten new sponge species in Kāneʻohe Bay, emphasizing their ecological importance in coral ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world's fourth mass bleaching ...

What is the staghorn coral? Like its name suggests, staghorn coral is a species of coral that looks a bit like the antlers of a male deer. Capable of growing into thickets up to five feet high and ...

Crab behavior suggestive of wound-tending may improve coral tolerance to heat waves.

with a grand total of 574 coral species alone – 72 percent of the world’s species on one headland. Single reefs here hold four times as many species as the entire Atlantic Ocean. All the ...

Off the Rasdhoo Atoll in the Maldives, a new species tried to hide from diving researchers. Maahid Photos via Unsplash Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing ...