Sitting on a bed of neon-green Brain Coral, this bright orange and yellow brittlestar is positively magical with its spiny long arms that help it move along corals and the seabed.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Large colonies of boulder star coral and symmetrical brain coral cover the coral reef cap of ...

The brain corals, with their geometric design of grooves, ... Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News. Conservationists affix the baby corals to these tiles, so that they can grow.

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 ...

Due to warmer-than-usual ocean temperatures, some coral in the Middle and Lower Keys began bleaching in late July. ... Other species being moved include staghorn, boulder, and brain coral, ...

Vulnerable, young corals in Florida's reef are being protected with biodegradable, 3D-printed cages in an effort to prevent lab-grown coral from being eaten by natural predators at sea.

Brain coral, left, and endangered elkhorn coral on a reef near Tela, Honduras, grow in water where temperatures hover around 88 degrees. University of Miami Rosenstiel School hide caption ...