Invasive rats on tropical islands are creating winners and losers among the tiny underwater animals near the bottom of the food chain that inhabit surrounding coral reefs. Scientists say the changes ...

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves through the food chains of these critical ecosystems, reports an international ...

Stanford researchers confirmed that contact with healthy coral can revive bleached coral in as little as eight weeks.

A small colored fish pokes out its head from a coral. An Acanthemblemaria Blenny pokes out its head from a coral in the waters of Panama. Credit: Tim Treuer Food chains in the coral reefs of the ...

Coral reefs are under threat right now due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying the healthiest ...

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Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. Home to over 4,000 species of fish, corals, and other marine life, coral reefs cover only 1% of the world’s oceans, but ...

A new analysis published in the journal Nature highlights the dimensions of modern coral reef degradation, according to an international team of researchers, including scientists from Boston College's ...

Invasive rats on tropical islands are creating winners and losers among the tiny underwater animals near the bottom of the food chain that inhabit surrounding coral reefs. And scientists say the ...