This article was originally featured on The Conversation. When people hear about underwater reefs, they usually picture colorful gardens created from coral. But some reefs are anchored to much more ...

Tamil Nadu's Fisheries Department will install 26,000 artificial reefs in Rameswaram to protect rare marine species and ...

Coral reef tree used to grow coral used for new reef module. deployed off the coast of Antigua and Barbuda. (Photo courtesy of Ocean Shot Project.) Researchers have deployed a new type of coral reef ...

No audio available for this content. This is a challenging time for coral reefs. Although they cover less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support 25% of all marine creatures. Collectively, ...

Coral reefs provide habitats rich in biodiversity and offer protection against flooding. Climate change threatens their existence if sea-level rise (SLR) outpaces the ability of coral reefs to grow ...

Coral reefs are likely one of the most common subjects of nature documentaries and hold special interest in the world for their diverse beauty and productivity. Often, they are depicted as a thriving ...

Aerial image of coral reef and coastline in the South Kona, Hawaiʻi region. Credit: ASU Global Airborne Observatory When imagining corals, the picture that comes to mind is usually a stationary one: a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Two years ago almost to the day, my wife Tracy and I found ourselves ...

An introduction to the structure and formation of modern reefs -- Reef minerals and mineralization -- Reef cyanobacteria -- Reef algae and foraminiferans -- Reef sponges -- Reef corals and their ...