New sunscreen formula offers hope for coral reefs in crisis
It’s only a prototype but it could provide some help for corals in dire need.
Tag: coral reef
A helping fin: dolphin poop is helping reefs in the Maldives grow strong and resilient
Against the backdrop of massive coral die-offs all around the world, these findings are quite welcome.
Corals are putting up a fight against climate change
They are more resilient than we thought.
Scientists discover a deep-sea coral garden off Greenland’s coast
The area could be at risk in the future and should be protected.
Glowing coral reef despite bleaching offers hope for recovery
Researchers get a better understanding over the colorful bleaching
Help NASA save the ocean’s corals by playing a new video game
A citizen science project that aims to help the world's corals.
Scientists discover the first coral reef off the Italian coast
It's less vibrantly colored than tropical reefs but it is still stunning (and fragile).
Australia allows 1 million tons of sludge to be spilled into Great Coral Reef
It's one bad news after the other for the coral reef.
Coral havens might bring worldwide hope for reefs
The overall situation is still very bleak, but there are a few very bright spots.
The death knell already sounded for coral reefs, it’s time to save anything we can
The oceans will be the less without them.
Coral reefs generate $36 billion in tourism every year but we offer little in return
Millions of people enjoy diving around reefs every year.
Your sunscreen could be killing coral reefs, study finds
Covering your body up with sunscreen may protect you against the Sun, but it's also threatening the world's coral reefs, ...
Coral breeding may help reefs survive global warming
Coral reefs are as important to oceanic ecosystems as they are vulnerable to global warming and ocean acidification. Coral reefs are ...
Only one sixth of the original Caribbean corals remain, but damage can be reversed
Photo: The Guardian It's estimated that only a sixth of the original coral reef that covered the Caribbean waters is ...
Coral Reefs can be saved – immediate action is necessary
Although some scientists suggest that coral reefs are headed for certain doom, a new study by University of Florida and ...
Fish use tools, video proves!
People used to think Chimpanzee tool-use was impressive, but it in the past decades it has been documented that dolphins, ...
Global warming strikes again: delicate coral-algae partnership threatened
After things seemed to be going a bit towards the right way, when fishing was banned in the 2nd largest ...
Fishing Ban in the large Coral Reef
Reefs are constituted from aragonite structures produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters with little to ...