(right) Close-up view of individual coral polyps releasing egg-sperm bundles during spawning (image: Mariana Rocha de Souza).

The reef has since been hit with four more heatwaves that triggered mass bleaching, where high temperatures cause coral ...

The study shows that coral reefs have the potential to adapt and survive in changing climates if carbon emissions are reduced ...

Montipora capitata, releasing gametes during a broadcast spawning event in Kāne‘ohe Bay (image: Mariana Rocha de Souza). (right) Close-up view of individual coral polyps releasing egg-sperm bundles ...

Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They ...

Parrotfish are a group of 90-odd species found in coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky areas around the world, with the ...

Olowalu reef may offer hope of surviving climate change, just four miles from the Maui fire epicenter. Learn about ...

Marine animals like jellyfish, corals and sea anemones often live with algae inside their cells in a symbiotic relationship.

For the project, scientists studied the polyp stage of the upside-down jellyfish, a juvenile life stage. During the polyp ...

Credit: Visit Turks and Caicos Islands One by one, Perry-Garnette target fed each coral colony made of hundreds or thousands of individual animals called polyps, squirting the nutritious slurry ...

Coral reefs, often called the "rainforests of the sea," are among the most diverse and vital ecosystems on Earth. Made up of tiny organisms known as polyps, these reefs provide food, shelter ...

Samreen Farooqui is a filmmaker and a diver who has been diving in the Andaman Sea for many years. She is the Creative Head for Video at Roundglass Sustain, which has recently created five short ...