Many deep-sea soft coral species light up briefly when bumped — or when stroked with a paintbrush. That’s what scientists used, attached to a remote-controlled underwater rover, to identify and study ...
New research suggests that soft coral might be vital for the health of our oceans. Scientists in Tel Aviv and Taiwan have found that, like stony corals, soft corals are an essential building block in ...
They are the most demanding of strong light and strong water flow, are poor at fighting off more aggressive corals and very intolerant of warmer than normal water temperatures. In the average ...
COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES State dive teams at Anini Bay on Kauai remove non-native corals believed to have been dumped from a saltwater aquarium. State officials Monday ...