It demonstrates that the onset of reef growth on the outer shelf was preceded by a rise in summer temperature from ~26° to ~28°C at around 700 thousand years ago (marine isotope stage 17). This ...
Florida’s iconic reef tract has not vanished in its entirety, but its architectural backbone has effectively collapsed. The ...
This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now ...
The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles just off Australia's northeastern coast. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Image Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these ...
Destructive’ marine heatwaves driving loss of microalgae that feed coral, says Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network ...
On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Large colonies of boulder star coral and symmetrical brain coral cover the coral reef cap of ...
As coral reefs worldwide face warming seas and ocean acidification, scientists in the Pacific turn to ‘cryopreservation’.
Beautiful coral reefs underneath,deep sea or oceans are basic attractions for sea explorers who love to find unique and ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that ...