Large pieces of brain coral are washing ashore on Texas beaches, likely due to storms or other underwater disturbances. Brain coral, a slow-growing hard coral, forms important reef habitats in the ...

Beachcombers along the Texas coast have been encountering an unusual sight—large chunks of Brain Coral washing ashore. These fascinating coral fragments, named for their distinctive maze-like ...

These corals—species with rigid skeletons, such as elkhorn and brain corals—are the architects of these ecosystems, providing the foundations for coral reef communities. Coral reefs perform ...

Although they lack a brain, they can still grow and survive by responding to their environment.

Sponges are among the simplest animals, lacking a nervous system, brain, and digestive system. They filter water to get ...