Coral reefs are renowned for their visual beauty, but for the marine life they support, their sounds may be just as enticing.

Reef "beauty salons" staffed by tiny cleaner fish aren t just for parasite removal they may also shape the microbial life of the entire ecosystem. A fascinating new study shows these bustling fish ...

Have you caught and released reef fish, only to see them float away on the surface? The Return 'Em Right project is now providing recreational anglers Gulf-wide with the knowledge and tools—for ...

A queen angelfish, one of the colorful reef fish that inhabit coral reef ecosystems. Image via Pedro Lastra/ Wikipedia. Science news, night sky events and beautiful photos, all in one place. Click ...

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...

At a time when marine life is disappearing from the world's oceans, researchers are celebrating the discovery of a new species of coral reef fish in the southern waters of the Great Barrier Reef.