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

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 ...

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 ...

Citation: McMahon KW, Thorrold SR, Langan JA, Pi J, Berumen ML, 2025. Highly siloed nutrient pathways fuel meso-predator fishes on coral reefs, Current Biology (2025) ...

There was not severe bleaching on all of the GBR but the areas that were affected saw the largest decline of coral in recorded history. The cause was reportedly a marine heatwave that bleached areas ...

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.

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

Beneath a cloak of darkness, illuminated only by glow sticks and red-filtered flashlights, researchers waited underwater off ...

In the wild, staying alive isn’t always about being the fastest or the strongest– sometimes, it’s about not being seen at all ...

Scientists relocate a precious collection of coral and fish to a temporary home while a new Queensland aquarium is built.