In marine environments, sponges tend to eat other organisms to get their nutrients, but they can also use photosynthesis, in ...

In marine environments, sponges tend to eat other organisms to get their nutrients. But a study published in Functional ...

In a race against time, scientists are exploring new ways to restore natural systems. Alongside traditional methods such as planting trees, reducing pollution and reintroducing native species, a ...

Many Caribbean coral reef sponges make their own food from sunlight, ranking them among the reef's top producers.

PUTRAJAYA: The Fisheries Department has planted 3,750 first-generation coral seedlings at the Layang-Layang Reef in Sabah, covering an area of 5,000 square metres, in conjunction with World Oceans ...

"Today, we planted coral, thanks to the participants, and by the grace of God, first of all, we planted corals here. As Mr. Aref mentioned, the area has been rehabilitated, and once it was ...

Amanda Hi-c works in Indonesia restoring coral reefs and educating millions on marine conservation through social media ...

Coral reefs, like sprawling cities of the sea, support an estimated 25% of all plants and animals in the ocean. Worldwide, 1 billion people depend on these ecosystems for food, income and coastal ...

A program in the United Arab Emirates is growing corals native to the Persian Gulf that have evolved to withstand high temperatures. By Jenny Gross Reporting from Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United ...

A city under the sea -- What is a coral? -- Reef builders -- How coral reefs form -- Where coral reefs grow -- Kinds of coral reefs -- Plants and coral reefs -- Coral reef feeders -- Coral reef ...

Dead organic matter left over after a harvest supports soils and the production of food that feeds people worldwide. These ...

The reefs scattered throughout the tropics arose only after algae took up full-time residence in coral cells, supplying corals with abundant food and enabling them to build extensive shallow-water ...