FILE PHOTO: Assorted reef fish swim above a finger coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian researchers have found coral ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think ...

Tropical coral reefs cover less than 1% of the seafloor, yet support 25% of all marine species. They are also incredibly ...

KANEOHE BAY (Island News) -- Long term research on coral in Kaneohe Bay is unleashing additional insight and perspective. Facing rising concerns including global warming, it's still widely agreed ...

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 ...

Australia pioneered assisted coral fertilization. It’s expanding in the Caribbean, with leading projects at the National ...

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced ...

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A Honduran coral reef withstood a century of pollution and disease. It could be used to restore dying Caribbean reefs—if scientists can figure out how it survived. Despite being exposed to decades of ...