In Florida, swaths of coral paint a colorful landscape across the ocean floor and serve a key ... city to more than 7,000 other marine plants and animals, survived prehistoric mass extinctions ...

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are both highly complex ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. Coral reefs are often described as underwater rainforests. -- Maui Ocean Center photo ...

When corals are exposed to elevated ocean temperatures, they’re susceptible to coral bleaching — which means they expel the colorful zooxanthellae algae they need to survive. While some corals may ...

Often referred to as “rainforests of the sea,” coral reefs are perhaps the greatest, most vibrant expressions of ocean life. Yet due to global ... If we can keep the polluters at bay, these colorful ...