Living by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature's most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm ...
Coral reefs worldwide are under threat from rising temperatures caused by climate change, as well as nutrient pollution, disease, and other impacts. The recent 2023–2025 bleaching event was the fourth ...
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Scientists exploring undocumented deep-sea region discover one of the world's largest coral reefs
"It still amazes me when we can discover something this size still on our planet." ...
New research has identified critical 'connectivity hubs' like Lord Howe Island that link hundreds of reefs across the Pacific, enabling coral larvae to disperse and replenish damaged ecosystems. These ...
Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species ...
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 ...
Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive international study found that during the 2014–2017 global marine heatwave, ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say. But due ...
A recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover. But in our new research, we show this might not be the ...
On June 1st, the world celebrated World Reef Awareness Day 2025 under the urgent theme: “Bringing Corals Back to Life.” This day highlights the indispensable role coral reefs play in sustaining marine ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Two years ago almost to the day, my wife Tracy and I found ourselves ...
New paper published in Science by a team of international scientists urges regulatory reform to accelerate global coral restoration using assisted gene flow—an essential step to safeguard the economic ...
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