The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is safeguarding Florida coral as researchers search for a cure for stony coral tissue loss disease.

On Friday NOAA announced that it is delaying protections for pillar coral. The 60-day delay means that the effective date of ...

This devastation is the result of stony coral tissue loss disease, a coral epidemic first identified in Florida in 2014. Rapidly spreading along the state’s extensive reef track, the disease has ...

There are growing concerns about the worldwide expansion of coral reef destruction. Research team: “This is an extremely ...

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new ...

Researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world's coral reefs from further decline, primarily due to bleaching caused by global warming.

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans are threatening the already endangered coral reefs with disease, a new study has warned. More than 11 billion plastics are currently putting coral reefs ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents, scientists ... Coral Reef Nightlife ...

Previously, restoration groups chose not to prioritize outplanting boulder coral because it took them longer to grow, and they were more susceptible to diseases. Instead, they prioritized staghorn ...

Another species, the Goniopora, became infected by black band disease, which invades the coral’s tissue and can kill it. “Our findings underscore the urgent need for action to protect coral ...

The research also highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. Notably, Goniopora corals developed black band disease, contributing to the high ...