Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

Scientists have long thought intelligence tends to develop through social interactions with an animals’ own species.

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...

Coral Reef Nightlife Becomes More Predatory With Artificial Light Dec. 18, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

From diving into the colorful coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef to swimming alongside whale sharks in the Maldives, the ...

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

Dive into The Grand Reef, an underwater adventure at Discovery Cove, where you can snorkel alongside thousands of tropical ...

Julio San Martín Chicas, program coordinator with the NGO Coral Reef Alliance, told Mongabay that lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles), a group of venomous fish native to the Indo-Pacific ...

The coral conservationist on morning rituals, free-diving with sharks and his mission to save the globe’s oceans.