Other deep-bodied damselfishes depart a small distance from their coral hosts to feed on plankton. But how can we explain this diversity of planktivore body shapes? This diversity in activity patterns ...

New research shatters the myth of the “perfect” plankton-feeding fish revealing an astonishing diversity of forms defying ...

As the forms begin to take shape, they reveal frilly, crenulated structures that will be displayed alongside the "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit, now on view in Natural History's Sant ...

Wild coral makes up some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, supporting thousands of species in the process, ...

Other deep-bodied damselfishes depart a small distance from their coral hosts to feed on plankton. But how can we explain this diversity of planktivore body shapes? This diversity in activity ...

Polyps grow slowly, forming different shapes and sizes depending on their species. Assisted by other animals with calcium carbonate skeletons and also coralline algae, corals form complex, ...

Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s ...