If you're hoping that reef-restoring coral larvae will settle down in damaged reefs, you can't just sit around and wait for ...

Known as crustose coralline algae or red algae, these species coat rocks much like lichen on an alpine cliff. They emit a ...

A study published in the journal Coral Reefs reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving ... in ...

Scientists first acclimated the babies to saltwater tanks before handing over 300 corals each to organizations on the ...

The Reef aquariums at the Fort Wayne Zoo are full of dozens of really cool fish and sharks. They’re, of course, in really, ...

When corals die during a heat wave, space opens up on the reef that, without urchins, is soon covered by algae. The same is true in the greenhouse aquariums. Without urchins, the surfaces in the ...

A new study reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) -- a foundational species in Caribbean reef ecosystems -- from the devastating ...

Share articleThere’s a new glimmer of hope for Florida’s struggling coral reefs, thanks to a recent study that suggests a ...

Michael Crosby, president & CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, noted the historical ... crabs annually to eventually graze algae on the reef. Spadaro said that’s really just a drop ...

Historically, Ningaloo Reef has flourished ... on to juvenile corals growing in an experimental tank. Symbionts are the tiny cells of algae that live inside the coral tissue, providing corals ...

Spotting one on the Florida reef tract is a good sign that ... and they were less equipped to survive. “In the aquarium, they feed them squishy algae, like romaine lettuce for a manatee.