From hotter temperatures that contribute to ocean acidification and coral degradation to instances of coral bleaching caused by a combination of warmer oceans, overfishing and pollution, Caribbean ...
Florida’s iconic coral reef is in a critical state, with a mere 2% of its living coral cover remaining, underscoring an ...
MIAMI — Off the northern coast of Honduras, thick stands of endangered elkhorn coral have mysteriously defied warming oceans fueled by climate change to blanket the reef with healthy, cocoa-brown ...
Miami — Marine scientists in Miami are hoping to restore Florida's coral reef by taking coral from Honduras and crossbreeding it. "It's the first time ever in the world that an international cross of ...
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a ...
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning this ...
INSKEEP: Nadege Aoki studies the bioacoustics of coral reefs at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. NADEGE AOKI: They support close to a quarter of all marine species. And that also ...
Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any ...
The exact moment when Earth will reach its tipping points—moments at which human-induced climate change will trigger irreversible planetary changes—has long been a source of debate for scientists. But ...