Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

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By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

Victoria University of Wellington have discovered a species of sea squirt that is thought to be new to science.

New study reveals that coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat experienced a surprising 3,000-year "shutdown" in growth, from about 4,400 to 1,000 years ago, likely due to a temporary drop in sea level that ...

Florida Keys coral restoration groups and scientists from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary planted a heat-resistant ...

Sip a piña colada while lounging on pristine sand or venture below the ocean's surface to explore the second-largest reef in ...

Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms, visited Bora-Bora in 2015 while on vacation and decided to go scuba diving, she told McClatchy News via email. During the dive, some ...

Michael Patrick O'Neill has captured amazing photos of leatherback turtles, hammerhead sharks, mating seahorses, many living ...

The species ... reef’s natural slope combine, the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment. From there, a coral ...

The I.CARE coral restoration dive program helps keep the ocean clean and restore coral reefs. The organization says its goal is to clean the ocean so "we have something for generations to come." KEY ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...