Researchers have found that nutrients from seabird poop led to a doubling of coral growth rates and faster recovery after bleaching events, promoting overall resilience. Islands with invasive rats, ...

In a surprising twist on ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger,’ scientists have discovered that the poop from fish that predate on coral provides a massive payload of crucial microscopic ...

When oceans heat up, coral reefs bleach and lose their algal co-workers known as zooxanthellae. Some corals recover these colorful algal inhabitants after bleaching, but many are not so lucky. What ...

As if we needed more proof that birds are better than rats, it’s here. . . at least for their role in revitalizing coral reefs, a core component of marine ecosystems. Scientists have found that coral ...

Caribbean elkhorn coral used to be one of the most plentiful corals in the Caribbean and Florida Keys. But over the past 15 years, it has declined by about 90 percent and is now considered an ...

Bird turds can tell you a lot about an island. For instance, is it smelly or not? But also, how are the coral reefs doing? Research published on Wednesday in Nature shows that at least for one ...

Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) are strange, cylindrical marine invertebrates closely related to sea urchins and starfish. They have no eyes, resemble a colossal chubby worm, and use their anus for both ...

OK, people, who crapped on the coral? A study led by a biologist from Florida’s Rollins College says human sewage has been leaking into the ocean and is likely the reason the Caribbean Elkhorn coral ...

Few things are as good for an island as bird droppings. Guano is full of essential nitrogen—the stuff in fertilizer that helps plants grow—and flying flocks provide a robust supply. And few things are ...

Nitrogen is an element found in amino acids, the building blocks of protein. When we eat meat, a lot of that nitrogen comes out in our poop. A new model described in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday ...

It’s no secret that corals are dying at an alarming rate. While climate change heating up the oceans is understood to be screwing over corals, a new study points fingers at a different culprit: ...

HOUSTON - (March 23, 2021) - Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with poop. It's an unexpected twist on coral reef symbiosis, said Rice University marine biologist Adrienne Correa, whose lab ...