Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research shows coral reefs helped regulate Earth’s climate recovery for more than 250 million years. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

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Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper role: conducting the rhythm of Earth's carbon and climate cycles for more than ...

Using blushing coral star and genomic DNA analyses, researchers have uncovered vital links between coral populations at varying depths. They identified four distinct genetic lineages, finding strong ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

Dramatic differences between shallow and mesophotic reefs stress the importance of studying--and conserving--these vital ecosystems along their entire depth gradient. In a paper published today in ...

For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, these living structures helped guide how Earth recovered from major climate ...