How will corals survive climate change without major bleaching events? It all has to do with fat. Scientists have found how some coral can survive annual bleaching events.
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but scientists are now coming up with a way to measure it. They've used computational analysis of photographic images in order to assess the beauty-and health-of coral reefs.
Researchers found that sunscreen is killing coral reefs around the world, with the chemicals in sunscreen causing coral bleaching, which results in coral mortality.
It turns out that Hawaii may have more unique species than once thought. Scientists have found that Hawaii's Northwestern islands have the highest rates of unique species, including possible new species.
Scientists have found that a nutrient-rich, balanced diet is beneficial to corals during stressful thermal events, which could be triggered by climate change.
Fossil corals are revealing a bit more about Earth's climate in the past. Scientists have used radiocarbon measured in deep-sea fossil corals to shed light on carbon dioxide (CO2) levels during Earth's last deglaciation.
Some fish like to lend each other a helping fin.
There may be a new weapon against the Crown of Thorns Starfish. Scientists have found that simple household vinegar kills the starfish just as effectively as the current drug that's being used.
In order to save coral reefs, we may have to pay more attention to the fish. Scientists have found that coral reef diversity "hotspots" in the Indian Ocean rely more on the biomass of fish than where they are located.
A starfish-killing robot may be let loose on the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists have designed a robot to help tackle crown-of-thorns starfish that are posing a significant threat to coral.
It turns out that warming oceans may have a major impact on the global distribution of marine biodiversity. Researchers have taken a closer look at what climate change might mean for reefs.
Scientists have found that even optimistic estimates for what might be achieved at December's Climate Chance Conference will not be enough to save the world's coral reefs.
