A new species survival commission will examine the health of microbes, including bacteria that make up the complex microbiome from coral reefs. Microscope image of the coral Stylophora pistillata.

Coral reefs are under heavy strain. Heatwaves, pollution, and overfishing chip away at their health year after year. Some hardy corals still hang on, but there’s a catch: survival isn’t the same as ...

This underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, 270 kilometres (170 miles) north of the ...

As coral reefs decline at unprecedented rates, new research has revealed that some coral species may be more resilient to warming temperatures than others. By studying how six months of elevated ocean ...

In the face of dire predictions for the world's coral reefs, new findings present a glimmer of adaptation in these ecosystems to the warming seas. Focused on a coral variety from the northern Red Sea ...

New research is helping to unlock the connections between corals and the dispersal patterns of their offspring, which is critical for predicting their ability to adapt to climate change. Scientists ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, the Great Barrier Reef hums with life. It is not just about colorful fish or vibrant corals. Something else is happening that we cannot see. Tiny coral larvae drift in ...

New research from the University of Queensland aims to better understand the diversity of reef populations and connectivity of coral species. Over a 12-month period, samples of two species of coral ...

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ABSTRACT: Cultured Stylophora pistillata in Phosphate Loading Berth (PLB) sites in the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba was investigated using Back-Scatter Scanning Electron (BSE) microscopy and ...

For roughly 250 million years, some 20,000-odd species of trilobite scuttled across Earth's ocean floor. Despite the huge abundance these diverse animals in our fossil records, much of their basic ...

EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 14: A stony coral from the genus Stylophora at 10 metres deep on July 14, 2022, in Eilat, Israel. Coral reefs are complete ecosystems, and although the reef in Eilat is perhaps ...