So the clue was, ‘This temperate coral undergoes quiescence in the winter. Another word for this is … ?’” Anya Brown has ...

Aerial view of coral reefs in Belize. Courtesy of Planet Labs, Inc. “She used to say, 'If you're not having fun, why do it?,' which to me is amazing, considering her professional legacy of ...

Web posted at: 1:39 PM EDT (1739 GMT) GREENBELT, Maryland (CNN) -- Amid reports of a sharp rise in the death of the world's coral reefs, NASA released satellite images Wednesday that could provide ...

Coral Reef Awareness Week took place across the globe during the week of July 15 as an annual reminder of the importance of these underwater ecosystems. But seeing as how these structures are ...

Evegreen Editor Rachael Thompson travelled to the world's largest coral reef system for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Coral reefs inspired the crochet exhibition “Austrian Satellite Reef,” by Margaret and Christine Wertheim. It is on view at the Schlossmuseum Linz in Austria.Credit...David Payr for The New ...

Coral reefs are likely one of the most common subjects of nature documentaries and hold special interest in the world for ...

As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that ...

The massive coral is not a coral reef, structures that can be far larger but are comprised of many distinct coral colonies, they explained. "While Big Momma looked like a huge scoop of ice cream ...

The mass bleaching of coral ... reef areas — from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Indian oceans — have so far been subjected to bleaching-level heat stress, according to satellite ...

Unlike a reef, which consists of many colonies ... Scientists later checked satellite images and found the coral is so colossal, it was possible to see it from space. Up close, the coral morphs ...