Clemson students designed oyster reefs from natural materials. The experimental reefs were installed in Halsey Creek. In a ...

A new study led by James Cook University Senior Research Officer and Lecturer, and University of New South Wales Ph.D.

Relatives of the sea anemone and every bit as splashy, corals display hues ranging from brilliant orange and deep salmon to pale pink and subtle violet. Often referred to as “rainforests of the sea,” ...

Explore the extraordinary underwater world of colonial organisms—sea fans, sea pens, and soft corals. These creatures, ...

the framework of the coral reef is filled with sediment and cemented with calcite and aragonite. If sea level changes, the reefs become exposed to corrosive rainwater that dissolves the unstable ...

Beneath the ocean’s waves, coral reefs reign as ancient, complex and living ecosystems that are often called the rainforests of the sea. Like tropical rainforests, coral reefs provide life and ...

Researchers have discovered a giant coral colony on the north-western coast of Saudi Arabia, in a part of the Red Sea that is being developed as a luxury tourist resort. The colony, a feature ...