Invasive lionfish, a known threat to marine life, may be the target of local predators – a hopeful sign for controlling the ...

The ocean is home to some of the most terrifying creatures in the world. Whether they’re scary in sheer size, appearance, or ...

More information: Kelton W. McMahon et al, Highly siloed nutrient pathways fuel meso-predator fishes on coral reefs, Current Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.06.034 ...

When the coral patches are dispersed, shelter from predators is also dispersed, which can lead to overgrazing. This, in turn, creates a cyclical system that oscillates between the presence and ...

Hard coral cover has declined substantially from high levels of recent years back to near long-term average levels ...

However, therein lies the problem. In a healthy, balanced marine ecosystem, coral reefs are able to grow at a pace that equals or exceeds the amount of predation by the sea urchins.

If coral reefs die, so could nearly a quarter of all sea life, which feed millions and sustain industries from fishing tourism. But the good news is that corals are resilient and can recover if ...