The mechanism behind the movement of a free-living coral that moves towards the light has been finally decoded. Cycloseris cyclolites, a free-living mushroom coral species, responds to specific types ...

The mushroom coral is the most unusual coral species here in Hawai‘i. Its Hawaiian name is ‘ako‘ako‘a kohe, which means “vagina coral,” and in old Hawai‘i they were also called razor corals due to ...

Thanks to recent rains, the second half of July was wetter than normal and the earlier long spell of dryness seems to have been forgotten. The effect of this rain has been quite noticeable: Lawns and ...