In a surprising twist on ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger,’ scientists have discovered that the poop from fish that predate on coral provides a massive payload of crucial microscopic ...

Researchers are working to prove that coral-eating fish spread corals’ symbiotic algae in their feces. If they’re right, it could open new opportunities for helping struggling reefs cope. By Derek ...

The feces of some algae-eating fish could be deadly to coral reefs while coral-eating fish could benefit reefs, according to a new study from Rice University. Grazers, or fish that consume algae and ...

HOUSTON – (May 2, 2023) – Feces from fish that are typically thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals, according to a recent study by Rice University marine ...

Tickled by sunlight, life teems at the ocean surface. Yet the influence of any given microbe, plankton, or fish there extends far beyond this upper layer. In the form of dead organisms or poop, ...