HONAUNAU, Hawaii — The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef "past the ...

Research shows that coral reef growth in Hōnaunau Bay, popular with snorkelers and divers, has suffered an alarming slump. In addition to the influx of sea urchins, the coral was already ...

They help carve these passages through the coral itself. “The results of this study help us to understand how the health of coral reefs depends on the islands they surround,” said Professor Taylor ...

Viewed from above, the coral reefs that circle some islands bear what look to be notches, like cracks that run straight through a ring. These breaks in the coral are reef passes - large channels that ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that could erode the reef past the point of no return, new research has ...

By Isabelle Rodney, CNN (CNN) — The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef ...

New research indicates reef passes — channels that cut through coral reefs and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients — are shaped by island rivers.

Corals that build reefs often share their calcium carbonate skeleton with tiny algae that photosynthesise like plants on land. The coral host gains food, the algae shelter. These algae are also ...

The analysis reveals surprising patterns of life around those ancient structures, offering a fresh window onto evolution half a billion years ago. Animal reefs spanned ancient Nevada More than 514 ...

The coral reef geomorphic zone classification (CRGZC) map can provide a wealth of information for coastal management and protection. Remote sensing plays an important role in CRGZC by virtue of its ...