Parrotfish are a group of 90-odd species found in coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky areas around the world, with the ...

Materials such as quartz, the volcanic rock basalt and human-made materials, such as sea glass, are also common components of sand. Biogenic sand is made up of bits of once-living organisms. Coral ...

Scientists have discovered one of the largest known sea creatures – a coral the size of two basketball courts – off the ...

Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans. Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons - like trees - contain potentially long term records of climate. Aa Aa Aa ...

Scattered across the sea, these uprisings ... beak to break the coral's case. To get the plants, it must devour the masonry. As they feed on the reef they excrete a trail of sand, having digested ...

Marine biologists found the new bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live in complete darkness in the Gulf ...

From helping with permits and logistics to checking the accuracy of the movie's facts (e.g. climate change, ocean acidification), WWF was deeply involved in the Coral Triangle component of Under the ...

The afternoon sun was reflecting off the boat, but sand and ... levels of coral mortality at Pickle’s Reef, an in-water restoration site off the coast of Key Largo. A dive under the water ...

But, there is also “cause for alarm,” Pristine Sea’s founder Sala said. “Despite its remote location, this coral is not safe from global warming and other human threats.” Corals are at ...

The "mega" coral is 112-feet wide, 105-feet long and 18-feet high, making it larger than a blue whale, the world's largest ...