This process is the cause of coral bleaching and is well known to scientists, but few large-scale studies have dealt with its effects on the structure of communities of hundreds of species of reef ...

Zooxanthellae is coral’s primary food source, but also saturates the structure of the coral that it uses for protection with color—typically a light golden brown, but patches of red ...

Coral secretes calcium carbonate, creating a sort-of concrete around itself that becomes the structure for the reef. But that process can take "hundreds and thousands of years," Brosnan said.

Workers then salvage coral that has broken from damaged reefs and affix it to the structure. Goreau and his supporters say the electricity spurs the weakened coral to revival and greater growth.

So say there’s a storm. It’s whipping up waves. The structure of the coral reef will cause those waves to break before they get to the coast. Exactly. Yeah. And then coral generates tourism ...

A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making crucial habitat less appealing to certain fish species. While much media attention has ...

Restoring reef substrate is an essential step to recover damaged reefs that have become unsuitable for coral populations to settle. The new reef structure installed on Thursday will provide new ...