Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence ... "Some organic matter exists in the water surrounding the coral reef, but most of it is not concentrated enough for other animals to ...

Researchers in Hawaii used structures that mimic coral reefs to study aquatic life — and they found four new species. The new ...

Fiordland's abundant rainfall sweeps through the rich leaf litter of the steep forest-clad slopes, collecting tannins - a ...

The variety of life found on coral reefs attracts some of the ocean’s deadliest predators ... of the tail can be the difference between life and death. These slugs of the sea are soft-bodied. To ...

a senior coral scientist at the Perry Institute for Marine Science working on reefs in the Bahamas and Caribbean Sea. The small island nation of Palau in the western Pacific experienced intense ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

They will then introduce baby sea sponges to the reefs to help create new communities, with an aim to improve the area's biodiversity. "The rock, with all the grooves, will attract plankton ...

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items ... protections are needed most Though they feed along coral reefs, hawksbills return to the beach to nest.

a community of sea sponges has survived for centuries by eating the fossils of ancient extinct worms. Researchers discovered the underwater mountain in 2011, while mapping uncharted Arctic waters ...