Corals

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press The coral reef off southeast Florida is experiencing an unprecedented and potentially deadly level of…

Feces from fish that are typically thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals, according to a recent study by Rice University marine biologists. Until…

Taryn Foster believes Australia’s dying coral reefs can still be rescued—if she can speed up efforts to save them. For years, biologists like her have been lending a hand to reefs struggling…

Washington, November 26 Using a remote-controlled submarine, my colleagues and I discovered five new species of black corals living as deep…

Stephen Palumbi, a scientist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, is on the hunt for what he calls “super reefs.” These are regions of the ocean that are home to unusual sets of…

In a discovery that challenges over a century of evolutionary conventional wisdom, corals have been shown to pass somatic mutations -- changes to the DNA sequence that occur in…

Dying reefs and once-vibrant corals that have since lost all colour: climate change is having massive effects on the architects of undersea cities. As waters grow warmer, the phenomenon of…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Studies have shown that the same active…

The bottom of the ocean is full of mysteries but scientists have recently uncovered one of its best-kept secrets. For 25 years, drug hunters have been searching for the source of a natural…

By ANI NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is continuously taking up the causes related to nature and wildlife as he bats now for saving oceans. In Mumbai…