Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

Have an upcoming cruise stopping at Mahogany Bay Cruise Port at Island Roatan? Here are details on piers, what to do, and ...

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New techniques include a pellet made of coral and a hydrogel that can be pressed around the bone to help eliminate pain. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...

Teeming with life, a healthy coral reef is one of the noisiest places in the ocean. Recorded using underwater microphones, this cacophony can sound to our ears remarkably like frying bacon. Listen for ...

While the overall condition of coral reef habitats had improved from “very poor” to “poor” in the five years to December 2023, the return of mass coral bleaching in early 2024 after the ...

In the coastal seas episode, we see the devastating scenes of coral bleaching – how whole reef ecosystems which once teamed with life, are now dead, white and derelict. But what exactly is coral ...

MARCIA CREARY is Environmental Data Manager at the Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. It is estimated that 70 per cent of the Earth's surface area is ...

Coral reefs provide an important ecosystem for life underwater, protect coastal areas by reducing the power of waves hitting the coast, and provide a crucial source of income for millions of people.

Gaidropsarus mauritanicus is only about 73 millimeters long and lives in the deep-water coral reefs off the coast of Mauritania. In their study, now published in the Journal of Fish Biology ...

Here are five fun things to do this weekend and beyond, including the touring "Voices and Votes" exhibit and Beach's Revive ...