Fish Concert An international team of researchers has found a clever way to draw fish to dying coral reefs — a discovery that could help restore the vulnerable ecosystems.

A study of 7000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: as ...

The wonders of the underwater world offer endless inspiration for artists looking to expand their horizons. The vibrant colors, unique shapes, and diverse creatures that call the ocean home provide a ...

Playing sounds of healthy coral reefs can attract young fish to degraded, abandoned coral reefs in the northern Great Barrier Reef, a new study has found. Researchers placed underwater ...

The survival of coral reef ecosystems relies on seldom-seen, historically overlooked cryptobenthic reef fishes, the smallest of marine vertebrates.

By John Cannon A new study suggests that more than 10% of the fish swimming in coral reefs are there because their habitats have been protected. Tropical reefs support vibrant communities of fish ...

“Healthy coral reefs are remarkably noisy places — the crackle of snapping shrimp and the whoops and grunts of fish combine to form a dazzling biological soundscape,” said Steve Simpson, a ...

Ocean acidification can cause reckless behavior in coral reef fish. But researchers say that coral reef environments have large chemical variations daily, which can offer recovery time for fish.

If you go snorkeling off the coast of Fiji in the south Pacific, you'll run into gorgeous coral reefs full of color, sound and texture. There are big boulder-like corals, branching spiky corals, fish ...

Coralreeffish.com, a coral reef fish research site, today announced the availability of a photographic web-guide to the late-stage larvae of coral reef fishes. The guide is aimed at both assisting ...

Scientists have new evidence that coral-reef fish -- who are capable of adapting to warmer temperatures brought about by global climate change -- will probably opt instead to relocate to cooler ...

Coral art: Drawing out the secrets of coral reef resilience to high ocean temperatures by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...