Region of “Super Corals” Discovered Thriving in Extremely High Levels of Carbon Dioxide
In 2019, a hydrology professor at The University of Texas at Austin set out on a research project to see if he could identify harmful…
Coral Reefs News
Coral Microbiome (Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses) Is Key to Surviving Climate Change
Researchers tease apart contributions of symbiotic bacteria and algae to corals’ heat tolerance and identify genes involved in stress response. The microbiomes of corals —…
Coral Reef Biodiversity Predicted To Shuffle Rather Than Collapse As Climate Changes With Ocean Warming and Acidification
Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex, and productive ecosystems on the planet. Most of coral reef biodiversity consists of tiny organisms living…
Coral Reef Cover, Biodiversity, and Fish Catches Have Declined by Half Since the 1950s
Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more. Now, researchers reporting in the journal One Earth today (September…
Scientists Declare Climate Emergency: Earth’s Vital Signs Worsen Amid Business-As-Usual on Climate Change
Scientists reaffirm 2019 climate emergency declaration and again call for transformative change based on updated trends. In 2019, a coalition of more than 11,000 scientists…
What Happens to Marine Life When There Isn’t Enough Oxygen?
In September of 2017, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution postdoctoral scholar Maggie Johnson was conducting an experiment with a colleague in Bocas del Toro off the…
Hard To Swallow: Coral Cells Seen Engulfing Algae for First Time – “It Was Amazing To See!”
New research into the crucial partnership between coral and algae may one day help prevent coral bleaching. For the first time, scientists have seen stony…
Will Reefs Survive? Biodiversity, Climate Change and the Fate of Coral Reefs
Actions in coming decade will determine whether reefs survive, scientists say. An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe is…
No Northern Escape Route From Climate Change for Florida’s Coral Reefs
Florida Tech research shows climate change will suppress reef growth from north and south. Warming seas are driving many species of marine life to shift…
Reef-Building Corals and the Microscopic Algae Within Their Cells Genetically Evolve in Tandem
Genetics of coral-algal partnerships may have conservation implications. The microscopic algae that live inside and provide nutrients to their reef-building coral hosts may be evolving…
World’s Coral Reefs May Cease Calcifying Around 2054
Declining Growth Rates of Global Coral Reef Ecosystems If trend of declining coral growth continues at the current rate, the world’s coral reefs may cease…
Injecting an Alkalinizing Agent Into the Ocean To Offset 10 Years’ Worth of Acidification of the Great Barrier Reef
New research has shown that by injecting an alkalinizing agent into the ocean along the length of the Great Barrier Reef, it would be possible,…
Common Antibiotic Effective in Healing Coral Disease Lesions – 95% Success Rate
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute study shows 95 percent success rate with amoxicillin. Diseases continue to be a major threat to coral reef health. For…
Battle-Tested, Climate Change-Resistant Corals Could Provide Lifeline to Battered Reefs
Corals that withstood a severe bleaching event and were transplanted to a different reef maintained their resilient qualities, according to a new study led by…
New Sunscreen Is Coral-Safe and Provides Highly Effective UVB/UVA Protection
Scientists find that Methylene Blue could be an effective alternative to sunscreens that cause coral damage. A new study published in Nature Scientific Reports has found…
First Cell Atlas of Stony Corals Is Boost for Coral Reef Conservation Efforts
Map reveals existence of specialized immune cells in corals for the first time. Researchers at the University of Haifa, the Weizmann Institute, and the Centre…
Climate Change Resilience: Northern Red Sea Corals Pass Heat Stress Test With Flying Colors
EPFL scientists are beginning to understand why corals in the Gulf of Aqaba, along with their symbiotic algae and bacteria, resist higher temperatures particularly well….
Resilience to Climate Change: Corals Carefully Organize Proteins to Form Rock-Hard Skeletons
Scientists’ findings suggest corals will withstand climate change. Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals form far-reaching structures,…
