What is the staghorn coral? Like its name suggests ... cylindrical branches out of bases anchored to the ocean floor. Staghorn corals can grow up to two inches a year, making it relatively ...

North of the Azores near Portugal, a dive revealed ocean secrets. Going deep into the Atlantic Ocean, scientists were baffled by a dozen sets of holes in the ocean floor, 1.6 miles down. These holes ...

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

It happened once six years ago, and now it's happened again, so it's clear there's something drawing such a astonishing number of sharks to this seemingly random spot on the ocean floor.

Coral reefs are some of the most beautiful and biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, covering less than one percent of the ocean floor, but containing a quarter of all marine life. However ...

He co-authored a paper on the ocean-floor findings, which was published ... Human activities and rising global temperatures ...

As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategy Share Comment Add to your saved stories Save Warning: This graphic requires ...

This relationship between the zooxanthellae and the coral polyps is an excellent example of a mutually beneficial relationship, also known as symbiosis. Although they occupy less than 0.1% of the ...

Of the 71 percent of the Earth’s surface that is ocean floor, only 26 percent of it has ... neighboring mountain’s sprawling coral garden that stretches the size of three tennis courts.

When many think of coral reefs, they think of Caribbean waters or perhaps ... in rhythm with the relatively unchanging environment of their ocean-floor habitat. Unfortunately, these corals' long lives ...

Schmidt Ocean Institute The underwater mountain is nearly 2 miles tall and supports a thriving deep-sea ecosystem, including a pristine coral garden ... to map the sea floor, Virmani said.

Seattle’s waterfront has been undergoing massive transformation. While it's still a work in progress, here are some ...