The ring-shaped coral islands known as atolls, like this one in the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, may trace their formation to sea levels repeatedly rising and falling over hundreds of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Colonial animals often form stable pair bonds, returning to the same site to breed with the same partner every year. Familiarity with both ...

Few questions in 19th-century science aroused more controversy than the origin of coral reefs. Charles Darwin posited that the corals grew upon sinking land forms, a theory widely accepted despite its ...

New research from Simon Brandl at UT’s Marine Science Institute challenges a long-held belief about coral reefs. Coral reef in the Maldives. Credit: Jordan M. Casey/University of Texas at Austin.

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 ...

A new study has revealed why coral reefs can thrive in seemingly nutrient poor water, a phenomenon that has fascinated scientists since Charles Darwin. A new study led by the University of Southampton ...

With Earth-observing satellite data, scientists can now monitor the health of coral reefs, even in the most remote regions scattered around the globe where it is otherwise difficult to see changes.

Four decades ago, warm waters from an El Niño event killed off nearly all the corals surrounding the Galápagos. Most coral reefs never recovered (SN: 1/9/15). But in recent months, researchers have ...

A new study led by the University of Southampton in the UK has revealed why coral reefs can thrive in seemingly nutrient poor water, a phenomenon that has fascinated scientists since Charles Darwin.