Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Food, music and culture have made the Italian southern city of Naples famous around the globe. But there’s another Neapolitan ...

Every year the world-renowned Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is like a time portal, a trip around the world, and a treasure hunt all rolled into one. Every winter, more than 65,000 guests from ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Corals aren’t necessarily known for their fancy footwork — or even having feet. But scientists have ...

Fossil of Protorosaurus speneri. Image by suvuk79 - Own work, Copyrighted free use, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86190644, via Wikimedia Commons ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

This damaging process ultimately weakens the corals, leaving them vulnerable to disease and potential death. The underlying cause is the ongoing combustion of planet-heating fossil fuels, which is ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new ...

According to the PMNH, the study resulted in collection of 3265 well-preserved large and small foraminifera’s specimens of different species, 80 specimens of Gastropods and 65 specimens of fossil ...

He said: "Pterosaur bones are very delicate -- so finding fossils where another animal has clearly taken a bite is exceptionally uncommon. This specimen being a juvenile makes it even more rare." ...

The connection between Trump’s rise and policy choices and American business leaders is especially true for the top fossil fuel billionaires, says the Climate Accountability Research Project (CARP).