Animal reef-building evolved millions of years earlier than previously thought, researchers report today in Science. Scientists have discovered fossils indicating that animal, or metazoan, reefs date ...

The Florida Aquarium recently transferred 9,000 baby corals to two organizations as part of the State's coastal reef ...

An ancient reef that once teemed with primitive sea life has been unearthed in Africa. The reef, which dates to 548 million years ago, is the oldest animal-built reef ever found. The coral-like ...

Sandwiched between two deserts, the dry landscapes of Namibia see less rainfall than any other country in sub-Saharan Africa. But things looked very different 550 million years ago. These desolate ...

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” I regret to inform you that my mother recently committed an ...

Shark Reef aquarium director Adrienne Rowland said that while “Jaws” is a great film, people must realize it’s a fantasy. “The aftermath of the film is unfortunate, with people suddenly much more ...

Fossils discovered in a 548-million-year-old reef in Namibia reveal how the oldest known animals to have hard shells were building reefs nearly 10 million years earlier than we thought. The rest of ...

It is a remarkable survivor of an ancient aquatic world -- now a new study sheds light on how one of Earth's oldest reefs was formed. Researchers have discovered that one of these reefs -- now located ...