In her second installment of "Letters from Down Under," Skalnik takes readers into the hidden world of coral reefs, exposing their vulnerabilities and the hope which still exists for one of nature’s ...

Oct. 11, 2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral reef that resulted in high rates of coral mortality. Unlike many bleaching events, this was driven by ...

The structural complexity of coral reefs creates a vibrant underwater city populated by a diverse assortment of characters. Ironically, this same complexity can impede coral recovery after ...

Oct. 16, 2019 — Threats to coral reefs are everywhere -- rising water temperatures, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, fishing and other human activities. But new research shows that 3-D ...

Coral reefs are busy ecosystems undergoing constant change. Every now and again, a larger disturbance will rock the reef, like a storm, an influx of coral predators, or a bleaching event.

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have restored more than 216,000 corals to Florida’s Coral Reef—an exciting milestone. Starting in 2020, several of our restored corals spawned, engaging in sexual ...

That’s never happened before.” Coral reefs are home to roughly a quarter of all marine life, and they provide a natural barrier against storms. But they’re sensitive to temperature ...

More information: Heat tolerance varies considerably within a reef-building coral species on the Great Barrier Reef, Communications Earth & Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01649-4 ...

Coral reefs are often described as the rainforests of the sea. The (typically) vibrantly colored underwater ecosystems are built by colonies of tiny animals called polyps. Coral reefs provide ...