Coral Reefs
Why Are Scientists Studying Coral's Smell?
Gassy chemicals may tell tales of coral health and climate change
Why Some Geologists Say Charles Darwin's Theory of Coral Atoll Formation Is Wrong
Sea levels rising and falling over hundreds of thousands of years may have helped build the oceanic structures
Could Flushing Cold Water Over the Great Barrier Reef Save Corals?
Lack of action on climate change is forcing scientists to devise ever more elaborate ways to stave off damage
What Happens When Scientists Become Allergic to Their Research
Researchers spend long periods of time around the organisms they study, and sometimes that exposure has unintended effects
Tangled 'Cord' Mistaken for Litter Is Actually a Sea Creature
Along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, beachgoers mistake sea whip coral for discarded junk
Sea Cucumber Poop Could Revitalize Coral Reefs
In one reef, three million sea cucumbers released 64,000 metric tons of nutrient-packed poo back into the ecosystem
Twenty-Four Ways to Turn Outdoor Passions Into Citizen Science
Heading into the new year, consider collecting scientific data while skiing, hiking, surfing, biking and partaking in other adventures
Some Corals Can Survive Through Relentless Heat Waves, Surprising Scientists
The organisms can recover during a heat wave instead of afterwards, and scientists call it a 'game changer' for conservation of the species
This Pacific Island Is Both Sinking and Growing
Sediment produced by surrounding coral reefs has helped Jeh Island outrace rising sea levels
If a Fish Could Build Its Own Home, What Would It Look Like?
By exposing fish to experimental constructions, scientists hope to find out if replicating coral reefs is really the way to go
A Coral Reef Taller Than the Eiffel Tower Was Just Discovered Off the Coast of Australia
A team of scientists mapped the underwater landscape and its bustling sea life using a robot
Climate Change Has Killed Half of the Great Barrier Reef's Corals
A new study finds corals on the Australian mega-reef declined 50 percent between 1995 and 2017
This Sculpture Takes the Great Barrier Reef’s Temperature
'Ocean Siren' changes colors in real time to reflect ocean temperatures at Davies Reef, part of Australia’s ailing Great Barrier Reef
Drone Footage Shows Thousands of Nesting Sea Turtles
The roughly 64,000 green sea turtles were photographed off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia at Raine Island, the turtle's largest breeding ground
What Eats the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish? The Evidence Is in the Poop
The sea creatures are the second-biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef after tropical cyclones
The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Facing Most Widespread Bleaching Event Yet
The severity of this year's bleaching is second only to 2016, during which a third of the reef’s corals died
The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2020
Slated for this year are new institutions dedicated to ancient Egyptian, the Olympics, African American music and the Army
One Way to Lure Fish Back to Damaged Reefs? Play the Sounds of Living Coral
The find is fascinating, but can’t save these marine ecosystems by itself
Massive Citizen Science Effort Seeks to Survey the Entire Great Barrier Reef
Only about 1,000 of 3,000 individual reefs have been documented, but the Great Reef Census hopes to fill in the gaps
Coral Reefs Face the Dual Threats of Ocean Acidification and Erosion
As coral tissues die off, the exposed calcified skeleton becomes vulnerable to organisms that eat away at the dying reefs
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