These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Some species – such as the grooved brain coral and boulder brain coral – can grow up to and beyond six feet in diameter. But they take many years to achieve that feat, growing at a rate of only a few ...

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral ...

These corals—species with rigid skeletons, such as elkhorn and brain corals—are the architects of these ecosystems, providing the foundations for coral reef communities.

Large pieces of brain coral are washing ashore on Texas beaches, likely due to storms or other underwater disturbances. ... has built a new lab designed to grow different species of coral.

SCTLD has already killed off more than 90 percent of some coral species in Bonaire, including boulder brain and maze corals, according to preliminary data from STINAPA, a local organization ...

Over several evenings, more than 75% of the Center's brain coral colonies reproduced, ... Disney, the Florida Wildlife Foundation and others, the center houses 18 species in 524 corals.

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

SCTLD has already killed off more than 90 percent of some coral species in Bonaire, including boulder brain and maze corals, according to preliminary data from STINAPA, a local organization ...

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