Coral reefs form a vital part of the marine ecosystem, playing host to diverse species and supporting multiple industries, ...

Dr. Derek Sowers is part of a team of researchers dedicated to discovering these denizens of the deep, citing that “they grow in different patterns ... around deep-sea coral along the Blake ...

Now, new evidence points to an ally for the coral reef: a little creature called the sea cucumber. The words coral reef evoke a riot of color and life, but the ecosystems are disappearing due to a ...

Black sea urchins feed on the algae that grows on the reef. Bronstein said they’re sometimes called the gardeners of the sea for that reason. Algae competes with coral for sunlight.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider Thursday choosing among several areas off Monterey Bay to protect in order to restore and preserve deep-sea corals that create habitat for sea ...

Scientists mapped the largest deep-sea coral reef, which stretches over millions of acres off the Atlantic from Florida to South Carolina and is bigger than Vermont, according to the news release.