Corals use hormone cycles similar to those found in humans to regulate reproduction, with sunlight playing a bigger role than temperature.

The Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant) states that life began with the coral polyp and as more life was born, it became more and more complex. It is believed that coral is an akua, or deity, that may ...

It's 9 p.m. and the corals are still not spawning. Nancy Knowlton and I have been underwater for an hour, diving and snorkeling about 350 feet off the coast of Solarte Island, one of 68 islands and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s evening at the northern tip of the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Aqaba, and Tom Shlesinger readies to take a dive. During the day, ...

Important new information on coral spawning can now be found all in one place, reports a recent study published in Nature’s Scientific Data. With data collected over the past forty-two years, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is welcoming some new additions, and they could play an important part in rescuing the world's coral reefs from climate ...

Every coral counts.

(WSVN) - A fascinating but fragile phenomenon that scientist hope will create new coral colonies is underway in the Keys. It’s called “coral spawning” and it happens every August. Existing coral ...

Two scientists swim through coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (Photo: CNN) CAIRNS, AU (CNN) — Warming oceans are considered the greatest threat to the world’s coral reefs. but, parts of ...

I dove off the back of our sailboat into the warm waters of the South Pacific just after sunrise. My husband and 10 year-old son followed, each holding an underwater camera. Together, we kicked over ...

Jan. 29 (UPI) --For the first time, scientists gathered and organized 40 years worth of coral spawning data in a single place, promising new insights into the coral reproduction process. The data ...

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