An 18-month effort to repair damaged tanks at the National Aquarium in Baltimore came to a successful conclusion yesterday as hundreds of schoolchildren, acting like schools of fish, became the first ...

Most aquarium visitors are there to see sharks, sea turtles, fish and other marine life. But at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, there's another star attraction: Coral. The Aquarium's Blacktip Reef ...

Scientists have long believed soft corals, one of the many endangered elements of marine life, are only minor contributors to the structure of coral reefs. But that's not true, says new research from ...

New research has uncovered the protective properties of soft coral tissue, which proved resilient when exposed to declining oceanic pH levels. The study provides insight into the changing face of ...

This summer, coral researchers from around the world gathered to share their latest findings at a conference devoted to reef science, conservation and management. One question that looms large in the ...