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 ...

Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

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, ...

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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 ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but this study reframes them as potent regulators of the ocean’s ...

Researchers found that coral reefs can shape microbial communities in surrounding waters through natural interactions like ...

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 ...

A new study shows that coral reefs don’t just provide a home for ocean life, they also help set the daily “schedule” for tiny microbes living in the water nearby. Over the course of a single day, the ...