Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they are essential for food supply, culture and recreation and coastal ...

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really ...

The loggerhead turtle population was on the brink of extinction but after 40 years of careful management, the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland now ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

While neighboring wild reefs experienced bleaching rates as high as 80%, Dr. Nazurally's reefs experienced just as much in ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ORLANDO, Fla. – Simulated moonlight. Perfect temperatures. A hum of bubbling saltwater. A team of marine biologists had done ...

Did you know coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the ocean but support 25% of marine species? This shows how vital these ecosystems are. Exploring the 10 best island reefs around the world reveals ...

The researchers found that coral reefs across the world could raise sustainable fish production by almost 50 percent. This increase could provide between 20,000 and 162 million extra fish servings per ...

Now after 10 consecutive months of record temperatures the world is experiencing its fourth global mass bleaching event, affecting more that half of the world's reefs. BBC climate reporter Georgina ...

A Durban PhD graduate has explored the coral reef system off the coast of South Africa and investigated why it was healthy and functioning compared with coral reefs globally. Calvin Wells, 31, from ...

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