Safely tucked in coral crevices or half-buried in sand and ... reef herons fish along the cay and reef flat. They have evolved to hunt during low tide, allowing them to wade the shallows.

In the Maldives, on the biggest tides, one particular coral lagoon becomes so flooded with plankton that it attracts hundreds of manta rays. On the sheltered side of the reef there are sand flats ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a renowned reef expert who has personally discovered nearly a quarter of the world's coral species and has spent the past 45 ...

Not even ocean-facing corals exposed to more water flow were safe. We found 30 to 50% of the corals on the reef slope were bleached to some degree. Coral diseases such as white band disease were ...

The "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit is now on view in Natural ... Whereas conventional geometry describes shapes on a flat plane, hyperbolic geometry is set on a curved surface—creating ...

I am intrigued that the octopus can be found in our Southwest Florida waters. The most common variety found in our waters is the Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus). The octopus is a master of ...