Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San ...

UC San Diego scientists develop gel to attract baby coral, encourage reef growth SNAP-X releases scents that attract larvae to help sustain coral reefs in the ocean, according to UCSD's Scripps ...

Researchers at UC San Diego in La Jolla have developed a substance they say can attract coral larvae, which could overcome an obstacle to reef restoration efforts, the university announced ...

A new succulent garden on the campus of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is bringing science out of the labs and into a garden to create an engaging and relaxing space on the ...

"When people think about a coral reef, they often think about how beautiful it is," says author Daniel Wangpraseurt of the University of California San Diego. "What we sometimes forget is that ...

The 37-year-old Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival returned to San Diego in late June with five dates in La Jolla, three of them at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall and two at UC San Diego’s ...

Parrotfish are critical to coral reef health, study finds Analysis reveals pivotal role of algae-eating fish in coral growth Date: January 23, 2017 Source: University of California - San Diego ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The diver ...

The molluscs lived on the reef and when they died, their soft bodies decomposed and their shells remained and became part of the “fossil record.” As corals, other molluscs, urchins, algae, and other ...

Now, researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering have developed a gel using nano-particles that slowly releases some of coral larvae’s favorite ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a substance that can attract coral larvae, which could overcome an obstacle of reef restoration efforts, it was announced Wednesday.

UC San Diego's Daniel Wangpraseurt and Samapti Kundu monitor coral growth in an experimental aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and ...