New Study Reveals Dramatic Changes in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Marine biologist Prof. Maoz Fine: ‘Following in the footsteps of the pioneers of coral reef biology and ecology was an inspirational experience.’ Coral reefs around…
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The Incredible Way Coral Helps Their Offspring Survive Climate Change [Video]
USC scientists discover coral equip their offspring with symbiotic algae colonies to help them cope with rising ocean temperatures. The fate of the world’s coral…
New Blood-Red Species of Octocoral Discovered in Panama
A study in the journal Bulletin of Marine Science describes a new, blood-red species of octocoral found in Panama. The species in the genus Thesea…
Biologists Explore the Effect of Coral Restoration on Caribbean Reef Fish Communities
Spending hours a day diving around the coral reefs off St. Croix might sound like the stuff of a dream vacation, but for Annie Opel…
Three New Species of Zoantharians Discovered Across the Indo-Pacific
Three new species of zoantharians were discovered by researchers from the University of the Ryukyus and Kagoshima University, Japan, and the Palau International Coral Reef…
Gene-Expression Indicates How Coral Reefs Will Handle Climate Change
Scientists have discovered a pattern of gene activity, which allows some corals to survive in higher temperatures. This suggests a way to predict how different…
All Coral Reefs May be Dying by 2100
If current carbon dioxide emission trends continue, nearly every coral reef would be decimated by 2100, according to a new review of major climate models….
Corals Emit Chemical Alarm to Summon Friendly Fish When Attacked
When Acropora nasuta corals come into contact with the toxic seaweed Chlorodesmis fastigiata, they emit a chemical that summons gobies, inch-long fish live in the…
Mini-Lab Helps Predict Future Ocean Conditions
In an effort to better understand ocean acidification and the effects of climate change on coral reefs, an international team of scientists has created a…
Oxygen Depletion and Acidification Accelerate Coral Death
To better understand how to protect coral reefs, a team of microbiologists are investigating how environmental changes, such as oxygen depletion and ocean acidification, create…
Black Band Disease Puts Great Barrier Reef at Risk
The Great Barrier Reef is under attack by a disease and new data shows that the Black Band Disease can migrate at a rate fast…
Jacques Cousteau Predicted Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs
Jacques Cousteau warned that humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs. Some three decades later, ecologist and biology professor Phil Dustan has witnessed…
