A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have developed a new way to more efficiently track the masses of fish ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Reef "beauty salons" staffed by tiny cleaner fish aren t just for parasite removal they may also shape the microbial life of the entire ecosystem. A fascinating new study shows these bustling fish ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

A coral reef system could also recover after a bleaching event, which would also spell the end of the carpet-like algae that herbivorous fish liked to feast upon.

A Chinese maritime militia vessel that ran aground at Pag-asa Reef 1 and deployed a heavy anchor that dragged across the ...

New York University. (2025, March 6). Adaptability of some coral reef fish to rising temperatures. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 ...

Coral reef fish in the Arabian Gulf are adapting to rising temperatures, but this resilience comes at a cost with decreasing biodiversity. Only certain species can survive the extreme heat.

Coral reef ecosystems are much more complex than a controlled laboratory environment, so it is not clear how fish feces would affect corals in their natural environment, Carsten Grupstra ...

Animalia Land-dwelling rats are upending life for coral reef fish. When rats invade tropical islands, they can trigger a chain reaction that reverberates all the way to coral reefs, researchers say ...