These reefs have extensive table (Acropora) corals that are known to be highly sensitive to heat stress. Yet, a closer inspection of bleaching events often reveals interesting findings ...

The 'Reef Adapt' ... Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae Oct. 23, 2024 — Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and ...

Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish feeding, looking for mates, or defending their territories, underscored by the persistent crackling of snapping shrimp.

That meant that I had access to Belize’s stunning coral reefs, but also that I began to witness — and document — an ever-more depressing decline in the reefs’ health. In 1999, while ...

This past spring, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the world was undergoing a "global coral-bleaching event" due to the record-setting warmth of our oceans—the ...

Two examples include the Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), two critically endangered species in the Caribbean that have experienced significant declines ...

The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told Reuters this week.

A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health of key marine ecosystems. From the beginning of 2023 ...

STORY: Once vibrant in color... much of the world's coral reefs have turned completely white. "This is the biggest coral bleaching event on record." In an exclusive interview with Reuters ...

Over 40% of reef-building corals are at risk of being wiped out in the coming decades. An update to the Red List of corals shows that rising temperatures are pushing many species to the brink, ...

77% of world's reef areas affected by bleaching-level heat stress Scientists to assess severity of event in coming months and years Emergency session on coral reefs to be held at COP16 summit in ...