Corals may look still, but they follow a daily sleep cycle. New research shows why corals rest at night while their microbes ...

Large pieces of brain coral are washing ashore on Texas beaches, likely due to storms or other underwater disturbances. Brain coral, a slow-growing hard coral, forms important reef habitats in the ...

Coral reefs exist in more than 100 countries, supporting 25% of marine life and benefitting an estimated 1 billion people. But half of the world’s coral reefs have died since 1950, and the rest could ...