Nudibranchs look like fragile, colorful decorations drifting across coral reefs — but their biology tells a different story.

This sea turtle swims among colorful coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral areas provide food and shelter ...

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really ...

With its long wavelength, near-infrared light is hardy enough to survive the limestone surroundings in the cavern: “The ...

A financial crisis could be triggered by an announcement that aliens exist, according to Helen McCaw, a former policy expert of the Bank of England. McCaw told The Times of London that politicians and ...

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial populations above reefs rise and fall over the course of a single day, shaped by ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla., (WFLA) — A major milestone was reached for the coral reefs in Florida. Through a big collaboration, a state-funded vision has become a reality as reef restoration is beginning to ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

Samantha Garrard receives funding from the United Kingdom Research and Innovation and from Horizon Europe, funding European research through the European Commission. Tropical coral reefs cover less ...

Overfished coral reefs are producing far less food than they could. Researchers found that letting reef fish populations recover could boost sustainable fish yields by nearly 50%, creating millions of ...