Why Coral Reefs Are Called Ocean Rainforests
Explore coral reefs, Earth's most biodiverse marine ecosystems. From symbiotic algae to mass bleaching events, learn how reefs work and why they are disappearing.
November 2025
Is the Great Barrier Reef Really Dying?
Coral bleaching has damaged 50 percent of Great Barrier Reef corals since 2016. Expert guide to what is actually happening to the world's largest reef system.
October 2025
Seahorses: The Fish Where Males Give Birth
Male seahorses carry and birth their young in specialized pouches. Expert guide to seahorse biology, why males are pregnant, and how they swim upright.
August 2025
Brain Coral: The Coral Reef Ecosystem
Everything about brain coral: the grooved brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis, its labyrinthine polyp colonies, 900-year lifespans, mass spawning, zooxanthellae symbiosis, bleaching, and Caribbean reef decline.
June 2025
Staghorn Coral: Traits and Restoration Efforts
Everything about staghorn coral: size, habitat, growth rate, reproduction, White Band Disease, climate bleaching, and the restoration programs trying to save Acropora cervicornis from extinction.
April 2025
Elkhorn Coral: Challenges Faced by a Vital Reef Species
Everything about elkhorn coral: size, habitat, wave-resistant branching, reproduction, White Band Disease, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, the 2023 Florida heatwave, and the restoration programs trying to save Acropora palmata from extinction.