Parasphaerasclera mcfaddenae is a new species of soft coral that has a yellow center and long polyps with tentacles, according to a study published March 10 in Zootaxa, a scientific journal for ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

(AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an ...

Tabulata and Rugosa are orders of extinct corals that have been taxonomically described for more than 170 years. They were among the main reef builders in the Palaeozoic era (which spanned 541 ...

Some species fared worse: Acropora, a fast-growing branching coral, faced near-total collapse after bleaching, with 95% of colonies dead. Goniopora, known for its flowerlike polyps, was severely ...

(2018), to estimate coral colonies integration level ... lateral branch length, and count of apical polyps should not increase in the “removed-tip” group, suggesting that the release from the apical ...

A single polyp found during a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam will usually lead to follow-up colonoscopy to look for other polyps. Then, once the colon is "clean" of polyps, experts recommend repeat ...