Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.
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The mother of Colombian corals
Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering “coral IVF” to help save endangered reefs.
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Some clownfish are shrinking, according to new study. Here’s why
Clownfish in Papua New Guinea are temporarily shrinking in response to heat stress caused by climate change, a new study found. Here’s how that might help them deal with warmer water temps.
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Millions watch as underwater camera documents daily life on a Miami coral reef
For five years, the Coral City Camera has given viewers a live look at aquatic reef life near Miami. It’s documented the declining conditions and shown a surprising vitality among some coral species.
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Former Navy SEALs say they’re making marine conservation cool
A group called Force Blue, which does conservation work across the country, is providing what they call “mission therapy” to veterans who miss the camaraderie and the sense of purpose of service.
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Florida reefs are in trouble. Could the answer lie in coral from the Caribbean?
Scientists working to save Florida’s ailing reef hope Caribbean coral thriving in hotter water could bring some relief.
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Coral reefs can’t keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution
Climate change is heating oceans faster than the world’s coral reefs can handle. So scientists are breeding corals that can withstand hotter temperatures – but only to a point.
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This often-overlooked sea creature may be quietly protecting the planet’s coral reefs
The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest
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Researchers Find Another Threat For New England Corals: Plastic
Boston University biologist Randi Rotjan has been studying coral reefs for more than a decade. A couple years ago, she started to notice tiny bits of plastic “in all of our samples from everywhere,” she says. To understand how corals grow, she decided she was going to have to study how plastic gets into their bodies, how […]
