If those who don't know history are destined to repeat it, then we should pay close attention to the last time that life on Earth almost ended. That's according to a team of scientists who have found ...

Scientists have made an unexpected discovery that links corals of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. A new species of fossil coral -- some 6 million years old -- has been found on the Island of Curaçao.

Researchers have discovered the earliest Jurassic corals, the fossil record of the earliest North American coral species that reappeared after the mass extinction event of the Triassic-Jurassic ages.

Some corals in the Caribbean can rebound after a mass-extinction event caused by environmental changes, scientists say. A look into their genome suggests three different species of corals survived ...

Reefs have long been known as attractors of diverse species. Now, research published in the journal "Science" indicates that reefs are also cradles of evolution, places where new species actually ...

Half of all coral species in the Caribbean went extinct between 1 and 2 million years ago, probably due to drastic environmental changes. Which ones survived? Scientists working at the Smithsonian ...