With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns ...

But scientists have observed a free-living mushroom coral, Cycloseris cyclolites, actively “walking” toward blue light waves in a way that’s reminiscent of the pulsed swimming motion of ...

Coral groups outplant coral to help rebuild reef coverage by taking small bits of coral pieces from living coral grown in nurseries and reattaching it to the reef. Previously, restoration groups ...

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

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 ...

"So, you take out coral reefs and a third to a quarter of ... 2,300km long -- roughly the length of Italy -- and is the only living organism that can be seen from space. When Veron, a former ...

Walking coral: Complex phototactic mobility in the free-living coral Cycloseris cyclolites Walking coral: Complex phototactic mobility in the free-living coral Cycloseris cyclolites ...

Walking coral: Complex phototactic mobility in the free-living coral Cycloseris cyclolites Walking coral: Complex phototactic mobility in the free-living coral Cycloseris cyclolites ...