Amidst the decline of reefs worldwide, UCR scientists have launched a $1.1 million project to uncover how coral regains life-giving algae after suffering from heat stress.

When healthy, anemones look like pink flowers blossoming on rocks and coral, and serve as homes for clownfish, made famous by the film Finding Nemo. But in 2023 biologists found an entire population ...

Unlike the delicate pink-white flowers that they appear in first glance, anemones are ferocious coral predators that can trap fish if they dare to come around close. However, when it comes to ...