Mycale grandis teams up with microbes housed inside it to gather nutrients.

A 3-D simulation shows corals growing into a community.

Stony coral tissue loss disease has already affected 80 percent of Florida’s coastal reef system. Now, a huge team of responders is working to slow its spread and prepare for future restoration efforts.

Diverse plots of corals appeared healthier than monocultures at the end of a 16-month study.

Green fluorescent protein lures algal symbionts to corals.

Ocean acidification can alter coral reef communities by decreasing calcification, encouraging the growth of green algae, and increasing metabolic rates. 

The reef has bounced back from “death events” in the past, but that doesn’t mean it will be resilient over the next few decades.

Marine scientists slowed the spread of a disease that attacks coral by removing areas around diseased tissue.

A project aims to preserve samples of the climate change–vulnerable animals for future restoration.