Corals may look still, but they follow a daily sleep cycle. New research shows why corals rest at night while their microbes ...

Sleep is essential for much of the animal kingdom. During the night, neuron and tissue repair mechanisms are activated to aid ...

Coral reefs make up less than 1% of ocean habitat but are home to at least 25% of marine species. These incredibly biodiverse ...

Marine scientists compiling the most holistic “snapshot” of Thailand’s coral reefs to date have uncovered evidence of a long-suspected reality: Thailand’s coral reefs are losing structural complexity.

Coral reefs host an important ecosystem underwater — providing shelter to diverse marine life while also protecting ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Recent investigations of coral symbiotic microorganisms have largely centered on their ecological functions, while systematic ...

What started out as a great idea and an attempt to save the environment ended in destruction. The shipping industry is not ...

ABSTRACT: This study is an ecological assessment of the Porifera on 22 stations in Martinique (Lesser Antilles). We used the quadrat method and counted each species present in a 32 m2 area. Abiotic ...

A research team led by Prof. QIAN Peiyuan, Chair Professor of the Department of Ocean Science at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine ...

The extent of coral reefs worldwide has played a key role in Earth’s climate in the past 250 million years – but not in the way you might expect. Coral reefs are net producers of carbon dioxide ...