Table corals have an important role to play in reef recovery, but they’re also quite vulnerable
Helping to protect them would go a long way.
Tag: coral
Fossil Friday: a 6-year-old UK boy finds ancient fossil in his backyard with a toy archeology kit
Good things come to those who dig.
Researchers develop a new tool to identify at-risk corals
They’re small and pretty and they need our help.
Ocean warming is a wrecking ball for coral reef systems. This researcher wants to understand it all
There's no simple solution to this problem.
Climate change killed half the corals in the Great Barrier Reef — and it could get worse soon
We need to bring down emissions to avoid effects on more corals
Glowing coral reef despite bleaching offers hope for recovery
Researchers get a better understanding over the colorful bleaching
Microalgae could protect coral reefs from climate change
Australian researchers found that training microalgae could help keep corals alive.
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.
Oceans could be unviable for coral reefs by 2100 due to warmer, more acidic waters
"At the end of the day, fighting climate change is really what we need to be advocating for."
Tropical forests and coral reefs are buckling under interacting threats
When it rains, it pours.
The Great Barrier Reef sees its greatest spawning event in recent memory
The Reef is bloody, but unbowed.
3D-printed coral can help save reefs and the fish that live there
When life takes your corals away, print more.
Heatwaves lead to death and decay of corals, research shows
Coral decay likely will become more frequent as the intensity of marine heatwaves increases in the coming years.
Corals are moving away from the sweltering tropics — and establishing new reefs
Everybody seems to be running from the heat this summer.
Miami dredging caused “extensive coral mortality and critical habitat loss” for the US’ only continental reef
It's nothing short of a tragedy.
Study finds distinct microbes living near corals
Each coral species has a distinct microbial population, researchers found.
Climate change killed almost 90% of the baby coral in the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef's future is bleak.
Great Coral Reef hit by massive surge of muddy water — visible from satellite
This is just adding more salt to the wound.
Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands — if we don’t murder all the corals
We might get more 'exotic' if we dial down on the 'extinction'.
Widespread coral species shows unique adaptations against environmental changes
Pocillopora damicornis -- one of the most abundant and widespread reef-building corals in the world -- may help us better understand ...