Most corals are colonial animals - superorganisms comprising lots of smaller organisms - made up of multitudes sea anemone-like coral polyps. In the reef-building "hard corals", the polyps sit in ...

Island reefs are home to some of the most amazing underwater sights. They are made by coral polyps and are key to coral reef ...

Our Planet, the incredible new documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough, explores the beauty of life on Earth and highlights the threats that we pose to it. In the coastal seas episode, ...

"The first time I put on a mask and went below the surface and moved in three dimensions just with the flick of my fin and suddenly saw these amazing ... rainforests, coral reefs are home to ...

The accounting includes 536 types of coral (more than half the world’s species) and about 900 species of reef fish. Marvels small (the pygmy seahorse, so tiny it can fit on a pinkie fingernail ...

Reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. For this reason, coral reefs are often referred to as the rainforests of the oceans. It is believed that around one quarter of all ocean ...