An analysis of fossilized parrotfish teeth and sea urchin spines by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego showed that when there are more ...

Story by Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Ana Lilia Molina Hernández, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) After two years of record-breaking ocean ...

A parrotfish feeds on coral reef. (CN) – As the world's coral reefs face danger from ever increasing water temperatures brought on by global warming, a study released Monday finds that parrotfish ...

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Arguably, one of the best parts about visiting a beach is digging your toes in the sand, but have you ever wondered where all these grains came from? Turns out, the majority of sand grains found on ...

Marine scientists find that the space bullethead parrotfish use is influenced more by competition than by fear of predators. It's a fish-eat-fish world out in the ocean, and prey species usually fear ...

A dead parrotfish is displayed on the ground at Long Key Bridge Monday, May 26, 2025. Monroe County Sheriff's Office Two Homestead men were given notices to appear in court after a Florida Keys deputy ...

Most Caribbean coral reefs will disappear in 20 years if we don't restore the grazers that defend the corals from seaweed, according to a new report released today as the result of a three-year ...

Ah, Hawaii. The resplendent luaus and awe-inspiring volcanoes. Tom Selleck and his mustache running around private-investigating stuff. The beautiful white-sand beaches made of fish poop. Oh, that’s ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...