Isotope evidence from fossil otoliths shows Caribbean reef food chains have shrunk by up to 70%, signaling a major loss of ...

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves through the food chains of these critical ecosystems, reports an international ...

Lead author Carra Williams, a PhD student in geosciences at the University of Sydney, here holds a fossilised coral core that has undergone neutron scanning. A University of Sydney student has ...

Fossil fish ear stones reveal that today’s coral reefs have shorter food chains and less diversity than ancient reefs before human impact.

What can fossils teach scientists about the climate on ancient Earth? This is what a recent study published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems hopes to address as a team of scientists ...

Jody Webster receives funding from the Australian Research Council and ANZIC IODP. Juan Carlos Braga receives funding from the Australian Research Council and Spanish Government. Marc Humblet receives ...

Search the riverbeds of Georgia for agatized coral fossils in this exciting gem and mineral collecting adventure. From spotting unique patterns to uncovering rare specimens, every find tells a ...