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 ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Wharton's article I was engaged in writing a paper on coral formations, based upon a study of living corals at Diego Garcia, and on a consideration of the great submerged atolls known as the Great ...

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

One of the world's most important coral conservation projects is moving to Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina, returning to where it all began in Port Douglas.