Coral Reefs News
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May 14, 2024 Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's ...
May 9, 2024 After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide ...
May 3, 2024 A new study shows stony coral tissue loss disease is causing drastic changes in the Caribbean's population of corals, which is sure to disrupt the delicate balance of the ecosystem and threaten ...
Apr. 16, 2024 A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem ...
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Apr. 11, 2024 Parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs have been discovered in a large variety of creatures in cold marine ecosystems along the Northeast Pacific, according to new ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Some deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are insulated from harmful heatwaves -- but that protection will be lost if global warming continues, according to new ...
Apr. 5, 2024 The study underscores the crucial role of microbes in maintaining coral reef health, akin to the human gut microbiome. Hurricanes and disease outbreaks affect coral reef water microbial communities, ...
Mar. 28, 2024 How coral populations expand into new areas and sustain themselves over time is limited by the scope of modern observations. Going back thousands of ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Engineers designed an 'architected' reef that can mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while providing pockets for marine life. The ...
Mar. 26, 2024 A study is the first to evaluate substrate recolonization by sponges in the U.S. Virgin Islands after two catastrophic storms using genetic analyses ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Depicting worst-case climate scenarios like expanding deserts and dying coral reefs may better motivate people to support environmental policies when delivered via virtual reality, according to a ...
Mar. 18, 2024 When climate scientists look to the future to determine what the effects of climate change may be, they use computer models to simulate potential outcomes such as how precipitation will change in a ...
Mar. 12, 2024 A perfect storm of environmental factors has seen a monumental loss of fish and coral life at a popular area of Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia's Gascoyne region -- however research into the event ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Healthy coral reefs have rich soundscapes, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval coral uses these sounds as cues to identify the best ...
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Mar. 12, 2024 Despite being scattered across more than a million square kilometers, new research has revealed that remote coral reefs across the Seychelles are closely related. Using genetic analyses and ...
Mar. 8, 2024 While the majority of the world's reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study offers some encouraging news: efforts to restore coral reefs not only increase ...
Mar. 7, 2024 Producing coral skeleton components in the easy-to-use soft-bodied sea anemone Nematostella creates a perfect lab system for studying, and eventually helping, corals threatened by a changing ...
Mar. 6, 2024 A new study provides insights into the role of microbes and their interaction as drivers of interspecific differences in coral thermal ...
Mar. 6, 2024 Scientists have discovered the gene that enables marine algae to make a unique type of chlorophyll. They successfully implanted this gene in a land plant, paving the way for better crop yields on ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Divers are essentially tourists who love coral reefs and invest a lot of time and effort to watch them. Unfortunately, divers also cause damage to corals, often unintentionally, through disturbing ...
Feb. 15, 2024 Scientists take innovation in coral e-DNA monitoring to the next ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Corals searching for food in the cold and dark waters of the deep sea are building higher and higher mountains to get closer to the source of their food. But in doing so, they may find themselves ...
Feb. 13, 2024 New research has shown there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought, with detailed satellite mapping helping to conserve these vital ...
Feb. 13, 2024 New research revealed that when coral bleaching occurs, corals release unique organic compounds into the surrounding water that not only promote bacterial growth overall, but select for opportunistic ...
Feb. 8, 2024 For the first time, pollutants from burning fossil fuels have been found embedded in corals, offering scientists a potential new tool to track the history of pollution, finds a new ...
Jan. 10, 2024 Researchers have been studying the effects of climate change on coral reefs. Monitoring two coral species off the coast of Hawaii, one team found that local adaptations in response to near-severe ...
Jan. 8, 2024 New research in the southwestern part of Hawai'i Island shows that identifying and protecting marine ecosystems both down-current and up-current of coral reefs, specifically areas where coral ...
Dec. 18, 2023 Some coral species can be resilient to marine heat waves by 'remembering' how they lived through previous ones, research ...
Dec. 18, 2023 Ecological restoration may save coral atoll islands from the rising seas of climate change, according to an international team of scientists, conservationists, and an indigenous ...
Dec. 8, 2023 Record breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a coral reef ...
Dec. 7, 2023 New research estimates 55 million marine organisms worth $2.15bn are sold in the marine aquarium trade each year, making it as valuable as global fisheries such as ...
Dec. 6, 2023 Tropical coral reefs are among our most spectacular ecosystems, yet a rapidly warming planet threatens the future survival of many reefs. However, there may be hope for some tropical reefs in the ...
Nov. 30, 2023 During a two-year survey of soft corals in the Florida Keys, scientists identified three species of octocorals that have survived heat waves. While the coral animal itself may be heat tolerant, ...
Nov. 22, 2023 A new study of shallow-water ecosystems estimates that, by 2100, climate change and coastal land usage could result in significant shrinkage of coral habitats, tidal marshes, and mangroves, while ...
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- Satellites Unveil the Size and Nature of the World's Coral Reefs
- Compounds Released by Bleaching Reefs Promote Bacteria, Potentially Stressing Coral Further
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- Some Coral Species Might Be More Resilient to Climate Change Than Previously Thought
- Coral Atoll Islands May Outpace Sea-Level Rise With Local Ecological Restoration, Scientists Say
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- New Algae Species Rewrites Understanding of Reef Systems
- Crust-Forming Algae Are Displacing Corals in Tropical Waters Worldwide
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- Investigators Examine Shifts in Coral Microbiome Under Hypoxia
- Adult Coral Can Handle More Heat and Keep Growing Thanks to Heat-Evolved Symbionts
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- Newly-Discovered 'margarita Snails' From the Florida Keys Are Bright Lemon-Yellow
- Discovery of Invisible Nutrient Discharge on Great Barrier Reef Raises Concerns
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- Ice-Free Preservation Method Holds Promise to Protect Reefs
- Researchers Unearth a New Process by Which Algae Pass on Nurtrients to Their Coral Host
- Vegetarian Diet of Corals Explains Age-Old Mystery Dating Back to Darwin
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- CRISPR/Cas9 Reveals a Key Gene Involved in the Evolution of Coral Skeleton Formation
- Viruses Hidden in Coral Symbiont's Genetic Material Are a Potential Threat to Reefs
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- Scientists Discover Hidden Crab Diversity Among Coral Reefs
- Detecting Coral Biodiversity in Seawater Samples
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- Researchers Produce First-Ever 'family Tree' For Aquarium-Bred Corals
- Scientists Say Sea-Level Changes Formed Australia's K'Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef
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- Biologists Identify Broad Coral Disease Resistance Traits
- Not Enough: Protecting Algae-Eating Fish Insufficient to Save Imperiled Coral Reefs