More than 75 per cent of the world’s coral reefs faced potentially deadly ocean temperatures in 2023, as rising heat from ...

The reefs in Eilat displayed widespread bleaching, a phenomenon in which the symbiosis between coral and algae fails, ...

Coral larvae assimilate more nitrogen and trade it to their algae symbionts for glucose under elevated temperatures ...

To address this fragility, selective breeding experiments have been conducted. Corals that are naturally more heat-resistant were selected to create more tolerant offspring. The results are ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — In the face of increased human pressures and climate change, a team of scientists have launched a new online tool to assist marine managers and restoration experts to bolster the ...

Coral reefs face extinction due to climate change. Urgent global funding and new conservation methods are crucial for their ...

Michael Childress, Clemson University (THE CONVERSATION) Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to ...

While corals can recover from mass bleaching events, long periods of high heat can leave them weak and vulnerable to disease that can ultimately kill them. That’s what scientists and volunteers ...