Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses. Learn more ...

A new study led by Prof. Adi Torfstein from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, in ...

During the dive, some “long white tentacles” stretching out from under the coral reef “really caught my eye,” she said.

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new ...

A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

During the dive, some “long white tentacles” stretching out from under the coral reef “really caught my eye,” she said. Hutchings knew the tentacles belonged to a marine worm and that ...