the coral structures provide the structure of the ecosystem, within which other plants and animals live. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure ever made by life on Earth. It’s the ...

Reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. For this reason, coral reefs are often referred to as the rainforests of the oceans. It is believed that around one quarter of all ocean ...

In large numbers, crown-of-thorns starfish can mow down wide swaths of coral reef. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports that Acropora species are in the top three ...

Stretching over an incredible 2,300 kilometers, the reef's sheer size is mind-boggling. It's like a natural skyscraper underwater, teeming with life instead ... 400 types of coral, each one ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...