A new study links grazing halo patterns in coral reefs, as well as those in other patchy habitats, to the spatial patterns of the shelter habitat itself. The researchers found that grazing halos are ...
Scientists say that these weather conditions are increasingly disrupting the natural cooling mechanisms that help protect the ...
Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...
Reference maps of key areas mentioned in this study. Panel (a) shows the ERA5 bathymetric map of the GBR region, while panel (b) shows the Australian domain. Davies Reef is denoted by the pale yellow ...
New research by Monash University and the ARC Center of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century analyzed close to ...
This coral keeps time without a brain, showing how distributed nerve nets can synchronize movement across an entire animal.
MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever recorded, the coral reefs off the Florida coast are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they didn’t ...
Healthy coral reefs are kaleidoscopic underwater worlds that are vital to the survival of no less than a quarter of all species in the ocean. But these colorful habitats are changing fast as the ...
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Coral reefs could feed millions if we let them rebuild

Coral reefs are often framed as postcard scenery or biodiversity hotspots, but they are also working food factories that the world is quietly running into the ground. As overfishing and climate stress ...
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Grazing halos at Heron Island, Australia, are distinct where coral are clustered (outlined with a white box) but merge where coral are dispersed (outlined with a black box). In coral reefs throughout ...