Search

Showing results for

Language

Content type

Article Type

Topics

Tags

Orange and red deep-sea corals.
Photo

Aleutian Coral Reef

View Image
A comparison of an undisturbed Oculina coral reef and one that has been devastated by trawling.
Photo

Undisturbed vs. Trawled Reef

View Image
Whip coral gobies live on coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific, where they are found on a single species of coral: black wire coral.
Photo

Whip Coral Goby Portrait

View Image
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

What is a Coral Reef? Middle School

Read the Full Overview
Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
Article

Martha Nizinski: Hooked on Deep-Sea Corals

Read the Full Article
Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
Slideshow

Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

See the Full Slideshow
Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
Overview

Corals and Coral Reefs

Read the Full Overview
an advertisement featuring a man in scuba gear and a woman smiling at him
Photo

Coppertone Advertisement

View Image
Half a century after nuclear testing blasted the reefs of Bikini Atoll, corals have recovered.
Photo

Bikini Atoll Coral

View Image
A sea lion in the Sea of Cortez observes Auster as he observes reef fishes.
Photo

Auster Diving with Sea Lion

View Image
Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Photo

Reef Fish, French Frigate Shoals

View Image
After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
Slideshow

Studying Deep-Sea Corals

See the Full Slideshow