After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world's fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

A laboratory study by scientist Keiko Wilkins found plastic consumed by coral can impede a reef’s growth. The study was conducted at the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory. University of ...

Fragment planting is one part of Kanu Kūʻa (Planting Corals), a project integrating Hawaiian culture, the local community and ...

This underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, 270 kilometres (170 miles) north of the ...

A research group in Italy has developed two new coral protection technologies for healing and restoring coral reefs: a biopaste and a natural patch, both successfully tested on real corals. The two ...

A biodegradable graphene-based paste enables secure coral attachment and mineral growth stimulation without using metal frames or toxic adhesives. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Coral reefs form the structural ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a substance that can attract coral larvae, which could overcome an obstacle of reef restoration efforts, it was announced Wednesday. The researchers at ...

Scientists found that Red Sea corals can endure warming seas but grow much smaller and weaken under long-term heat stress. Though recovery is possible in cooler months, rising global temperatures may ...