A new study published inThe American Naturalist sheds light on the peculiar phenomenon of “grazing halos”—ghostly, vegetation ...

The study analyzes the spatial distribution patterns of "grazing halos" surrounding coral reefs. Around the world, coral ...

Coral Reef Awareness Week took place across the globe during the week of July 15 as an annual reminder of the importance of these underwater ecosystems. But seeing as how these structures are ...

We’ve never had this frequency of bleaching.” Aerial view of the GBR. Image credit: Wikicommons The survey report estimates hard coral cover in the northern section of the reef, from Cape York to ...

NanoAvionics, a satellite company ... above the reef and the Coral Sea which lies off the northeast coast of Australia. The "immersive" view of Earth, captured with the assistance of a selfie ...

Coral reefs inspired the crochet exhibition “Austrian Satellite Reef,” by Margaret and Christine Wertheim. It is on view at the Schlossmuseum Linz in Austria.Credit...David Payr for The New ...

This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by sea urchin populations ...

The mass bleaching of coral ... reef areas — from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Indian oceans — have so far been subjected to bleaching-level heat stress, according to satellite ...

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 ...

Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...

The "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit is now on view in Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall. Eric Long, SI The Natural History Museum's Baird Auditorium showcases scientists and performers ...