Probiotics has become a buzzword among nutritionists and wellness gurus. But did you know that coral reefs benefit from probiotics too? These probiotics might not come in a brightly colored bottle ...

The feces of some algae-eating fish could be deadly to coral reefs while coral-eating fish could benefit reefs, according to a new study from Rice University. Grazers, or fish that consume algae and ...

In a surprising twist on ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger,’ scientists have discovered that the poop from fish that predate on coral provides a massive payload of crucial microscopic ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Pacific corals and fish can both smell a bad neighborhood, and use that ability to avoid settling in damaged reefs. Damaged coral reefs emit chemical cues that repulse young coral and fish, ...

Marine Biologist Aran Mooney has proposed a possible solution to all of the ongoing issues with coral reefs: fish music. Working with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, ...

An orange clownfish, Amphiprion percula, lives in symbiosis with a host anemone on the Great Barrier Reef. At a time when the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs are facing unprecedented ...

An 18-year study revealed that repeated episodes of severe coral bleaching are permanently changing the diversity and structure of the marine communities they support. An international team of ...