A 2016 astronaut photo of the Bahamas shows a series of luminous, rippling sandbanks partly carved out by a coral reef. The ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but this study reframes them as potent regulators of the ocean’s ...

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Simulated moonlight. Perfect temperatures. A hum of bubbling saltwater. A team of marine biologists had done everything they could to set the stage for something akin to a romantic ...

Researchers found that coral reefs can shape microbial communities in surrounding waters through natural interactions like ...

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth. Smack dab in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the collection of more than five dozen tiny islands are mostly uninhabited, due in no ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode due to climate change, warns new research. And almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, say scientists. An international team, ...

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic. An international team, led by ...

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...