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New Study Finds Microplastics in All Parts of Coral Anatomy, Highlighting Marine Pollution Crisis
At a Glance A collaborative research effort by scientists from Japan and Thailand has discovered that microplastics are…
A 600-year-old coral shows us how the Pacific Ocean has changed since 1370
Scientists taking a sample from the massive boulder coral in Fiji back in 1998. Joel Orempuller (IRD) Juan…
As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
Healthy corals like these on Australia’s Lady Elliot Reef could disappear by the 2030s if climate change is…
Sentinels of the sea: ancient boulder corals are key to reef survival in a warmer world
Giacomo d Orlando Kate Marie Quigley, James Cook University Seas surrounding Australia this month hit an alarming level…
Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
Shutterstock Amandine Schaeffer, UNSW Sydney; Alex Sen Gupta, UNSW Sydney, and Moninya Roughan, UNSW Sydney Most of us…
Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines
Mike Emslie, Australian Institute of Marine Science; Daniela Ceccarelli, Australian Institute of Marine Science, and David Wachenfeld, Australian…
Reviving Marine Biodiversity: Sunken Trees Prove Effective Reef Restorers
Researchers have explored innovative approaches to restore biodiversity in response to the decline of hard substrates in marine…
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat
Elkhorn coral fragments rescued from overheating ocean nurseries sit in cooler water at Keys Marine Laboratory. NOAA Michael…
Through the magnifying glass: how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists understand baby corals
Marine Gouezo, Southern Cross University and Christopher Doropoulos, CSIRO New photographic technology has allowed scientists to dive beneath…
Study Reveals Heat-Resistant Algae Offer Hope for Coral Survival Amid Rising Temperatures
As global temperatures reach record highs, coral reefs face unprecedented challenges. A new research paper published in Proceedings…