In the early 1950s, Marie Tharp began connecting dots to map the ocean floor, using sonar technology ... FluidCam is initially mapping the world’s coral reefs by picking out sub-centimeter ...

New study reveals that coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat experienced a surprising 3,000-year "shutdown" in growth, from about 4,400 to 1,000 years ago, likely due to a temporary drop in sea level that ...

University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...

Coral reefs trap microplastics due to their mucus. Researchers confirmed that coral mucus acts as an adhesive.

The study of the ecology of marine communities that live on or near the rocks and sediments of the ocean floor. (Crab photo courtesy biological ... interdisciplinary approach to studying coral reefs ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

In Florida, swaths of coral paint a colorful landscape across the ocean floor and serve a key role ... s left on Florida’s 360-mile-long coral reef and another summer of catastrophic loss.

Researchers are using the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and a special camera mode to help better understand coral reefs.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

I n a list of bizarre combinations, smartphones and coral reefs has to be high in the obscurity rankings. But this unlikely pairing is exactly what we find in Samsung's collaborat ...

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

Although they occupy less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs are home to a quarter of all marine life - that’s more species than rainforests. Animals use reefs for shelter, food and laying eggs ...

Around the world coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor. But a quarter of all species that live in the sea need them to survive. We learned that coral is made of tiny animals ...