NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris traveled to Australia's Great Barrier Reef to find out how the coral reefs are coping with increased water temperature and increasing ocean acidity, brought ...

Marine biologists sampling coral reef waters multiple times a day have shown how they shape surrounding marine life.

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

On June 1st, the world celebrated World Reef Awareness Day 2025 under the urgent theme: “Bringing Corals Back to Life.” This day highlights the indispensable role coral reefs play in sustaining marine ...

These maps show where coral reef restoration along the coasts of Florida and Puerto Rico would protect against more than $391 million in total damage to property and lost economic activity annually.

New research shows how rapidly proliferating turf algae are waging 'chemical warfare' to inhibit the recovery of kelp forests along Maine's warming coast. As the ocean warms across its temperate ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Patterns of species resource use provide insight into the functional roles of species and thus their ecological significance within a ...

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published July 8 th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Casey Benkwitt at Lancaster University, United Kingdom ...

Lead author, Shane Farrell, examines algae samples in the lab. Farrell spent several multiple months on a research visit with co-author Daniel Petras’s former lab at the University of Tübingen to ...