See All Key Ideas A new study suggests that more than 10% of the fish swimming in coral reefs are there because their habitats have been protected. Tropical reefs support vibrant communities of ...

"In tropical coral reef ecosystems," Johnson explains ... which was negatively associated with infection intensity because ...

Tropical fish, brilliant coral formations, and a submerged statue of Jesus are among the many wonders at these Florida dive ...

It’s more than 100 feet long, around 300 years old, made of nearly 1 billion little polyps and visible from space ...

For at least three centuries, it grew in secret on the seabed of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Now, the largest coral ever ...

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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 ...

Scientists say coral ‘pulsing with life and colour’ is 300 years old and three times larger than previous record holder.