By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Imagine diving into a crystal-clear ocean and suddenly coming face-to-face with a bustling metropolis built not by humans, ...

Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like a jellyfish to migrate.

(THE CONVERSATION) Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called ... Unfortunately, coral reefs are among the most ...

Walking coral: Complex phototactic mobility in the free-living coral Cycloseris cyclolites. PLOS ONE , 2025; 20 (1): e0315623 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315623 Cite This Page : ...

Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that are firmly ...

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral ...

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk ...

Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like a jellyfish to migrate. CNN values your feedback 1.

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Corals aren’t necessarily known for their fancy footwork — or even having feet. But scientists have observed a ...