The return of sharks to Ashmore Reef after marine protection was enforced in 2008 shows how top predators influence not just what they eat, but how other species behave. New research reveals that ...

A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

A newstudy published in PLOS ONEwarns that Hawaiian coral reefs are facing a major ecological tipping point. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Arizona State University report that a ...

On a remote reef about 90 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, a predatory fish scours the shallow seafloor. Research divers spotted the 3.5-inch-long animals during recent survey trips to ...

Sharks are a broad and diverse group of species, but in the public imagination we tend to treat them all the same. Brandon Cole Marine Photography/Alamy Stock Photo This article is from Hakai Magazine ...

Vulnerable, young corals in Florida's reef are being protected with biodegradable, 3D-printed cages in an effort to prevent lab-grown coral from being eaten by natural predators at sea. Keri O'Neil, ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound.

Grazing halos at Heron Island, Australia, are distinct where coral are clustered (outlined with a white box) but merge where coral are dispersed (outlined with a black box). In coral reefs throughout ...

On a remote reef off the coast of Mexico, a new species of predator was discovered. Marek Okon via Unsplash On a remote reef about 90 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, a predatory fish ...