The world's largest coral has been found in the southwest Pacific Ocean, and scientists say the massive organism is visible from space. The big picture: The "mega coral" near the Solomon Islands ...

While all scleractinian corals deposit calcium carbonate skeletons, not all stony corals grow large enough to build reef structures. In the tropics, hermatypic, or reef building corals ...

Researchers from University of Queensland have discovered that corals need to be within 10 meters of each other to reproduce ...

But there’s another, lesser-known and understudied kind of coral that’s completely solitary. And some of these animals, known as mushroom corals, can walk. “They’re very little,” said Brett Lewis, a ...

Giant clams, among the largest mollusks in the ocean, are a fascinating part of tropical coral reefs. These enormous ...

they are generally not feasible at large scales. And, although this project required a trained team of 42 people each time a cluster of spiders were anchored in the coral rubble, the full ...

The world’s coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis. These vital ecosystems, home to a quarter of all marine ...

As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategy Share Comment Add to your saved stories Save Warning: This graphic requires ...