New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented catastrophic mortality of these critically endangered corals following a ...

Dina Hassan explores efforts to save Egypt’s coral reefs as one of the world’s most promising coral enclaves to survive ...

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A new study by scientists investigating the impact of 2023’s record-breaking marine heatwave on Florida’s coral reef has revealed that the event drove two of the area’s key coral species to functional ...

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...

In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had transplanted as part of our ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 1 billion people worldwide “benefit either directly or indirectly from the ecosystem services coral reefs provide.” ...