Submarine technology has led to discoveries of new species of black coral, Leiopathes glaberrima, off the coast of Hawaii. Using radiocarbon dating, scientists estimate the new species to be 4,265 ...

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have developed a new method to predict coral bleaching five to six months before it occurs, giving reef managers valuable time to protect ...

Coral reefs are bleaching, dying and becoming sick. Here’s how it's happening and what scientists are doing about it.

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 ...

Coral reefs may be more connected than scientists thought, with coral larvae drifting vast distances to spread genetic ...

The world’s coral reefs are close to 25% larger than we thought. By using satellite images, machine learning and on-ground knowledge from a global network of people living and working on coral reefs, ...

TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Coral reefs off the southeast coast of Taiwan have turned black with disease possibly due to sewage discharge, threatening fragile undersea ecosystems and tourism, a study ...

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