True Facts: Reef Coral is a Crazy Animal!
We knew coral anatomy was horrifying, but we had no idea it was this horrifying. There’s a one-minute skippable ad at the five-minute mark.
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First Ever Detailed Maps of All Caribbean Coral Reefs
The Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, along with partners, published detailed maps of important shallow underwater habitats throughout the entire Caribbean – including …
Coral Restoration Project Shows Promise in Florida Keys
Efforts to restore coral reefs in the Florida Keys show promise to help some endangered coral from going extinct, according to research revealed Wednesday. In …
Officials Want $100M for Reef Restoration in Florida Keys
Federal officials have announced plans to raise $100 million to fund projects to restore seven significant coral reef sites in the Florida Keys National Marine …
The Jury’s Still Out on How Bad Sunscreens Are for Corals
Mikhail Matz loves corals. As a biology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Matz is well aware of the many threats corals face: …
Miami Dredging Project Killed More Than Half-a-Million Corals
Scientists have found that a large dredging project at the port of Miami killed more than half-a-million corals from 2013 to 2015, devastating the only …
Scientists Create Giant Atlas of World’s Most Remote Reefs
Coral reefs line shores around the world, but they’re sometimes tough to spot because they’re underwater. Now, a group of researchers has found that satellite …
How to Know if Your Sunscreen Is Killing Coral Reefs
The next time you take a dip or wade warm tropical waters think about this — you aren’t just swimming in seawater. There may also …
Old Nautical Maps Reveal How Badly We’ve Screwed Up Florida’s Reefs
A first-of-its-kind comparison of 18th-century British nautical charts with modern coral reef databases suggests that reefs were far more widespread throughout the Florida Keys several …
Scientists Have No Idea When the Worst Coral Die off in History Will End
Saw this firsthand on my last trip to Kiritimati. NOAA has released an update on the state of the Earth’s coral reefs, and it’s bleak. …