Researchers at the University of Miami are hoping that hybrid corals, created by breeding local corals with those that thrive ...

Scientists studied baby corals and found that some species stay very close to their parents while others travel huge ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old fossilized coral reefs has revealed how centuries of humans have dramatically ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

“There was so much coral—so many varieties, colors, species, growth patterns. It was just beautiful,” says Borcsok, who is now the executive director of Tela Marine, a nonprofit science ...

SCTLD affects an unprecedented number of species (more than 30 species of reef-building corals), spreads quickly, and has a very high mortality rate. Researchers are still trying to figure out ...

Other coral pathogens typically target specific species. SCTLD infects more than 30 different species of stony corals, including pillar corals and brain corals.

Unlike other pathogens, which usually target specific species, SCTLD infects more than 30 different species of stony corals, including boulder-shaped brain corals and limb-like pillar corals.

Large pieces of brain coral are washing ashore on Texas beaches, likely due to storms or other underwater disturbances. Brain coral, a slow-growing hard coral, forms important reef habitats in the ...

Beachcombers along the Texas coast have been encountering an unusual sight—large chunks of Brain Coral washing ashore. These fascinating coral fragments, named for their distinctive maze-like ...

Brain coral is a fairly common species, found in relatively shadow shallow water and even into some of our deeper reef areas, but almost half of them were lost with stony coral tissue loss disease.