9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live coral, ...

The Great Barrier Reef, a global treasure and the largest coral reef system on Earth, has suffered its most widespread coral ...

A new study reveals that life on the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing significant changes due to climate change and other ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...

Credit: US Geological Survey Scientists in Australia have observed unprecedented coral bleaching across the world's largest reef system. In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral ...

The team found that the diversity of fish communities across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have changed dramatically since the ...

According to an expert, the hunting of crown-of-thorns starfish has helped restore some of the coral reef that had been devastated by environmental changes. Takashi Nakamura, an associate ...

However, this world treasure is in dire need of help, as researchers have conducted a new study that shows just how much coral bleaching is affecting the reef. According to the findings published ...

The scientific research project, published by the United States Geological Survey, claims corals could be the key to preventing storm surge flooding. A new study published in Science Advances ...

These tiny exoskeletons, replicated by countless coral polyps, serve as the building blocks for massive coral reefs that ... culture the larvae for a few days and then settle them onto specialized ...