The Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant) states that life began with the coral polyp and as more life was born, it became more and more complex. It is believed that coral is an akua, or deity, that may ...

Important new information on coral spawning can now be found all in one place, reports a recent study published in Nature’s Scientific Data. With data collected over the past forty-two years, the ...

It's 9 p.m. and the corals are still not spawning. Nancy Knowlton and I have been underwater for an hour, diving and snorkeling about 350 feet off the coast of Solarte Island, one of 68 islands and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is welcoming some new additions, and they could play an important part in rescuing the world's coral reefs from climate ...

(WSVN) - A fascinating but fragile phenomenon that scientist hope will create new coral colonies is underway in the Keys. It’s called “coral spawning” and it happens every August. Existing coral ...

For two consecutive nights, scientists with Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium documented the spawning of lab-grown mountainous star coral that had been planted five years ago on a reef near Cook ...

Two scientists swim through coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (Photo: CNN) CAIRNS, AU (CNN) — Warming oceans are considered the greatest threat to the world’s coral reefs. but, parts of ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

I dove off the back of our sailboat into the warm waters of the South Pacific just after sunrise. My husband and 10 year-old son followed, each holding an underwater camera. Together, we kicked over ...

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KAILUA-KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii Island beach will close for 10 days in May to allow for coral growth. Kahaluu Beach Park in Kailua-Kona will be closed from May 1 to 10, during the annual ...