LIHU‘E — This month’s Kaua‘i Climate Action Forum is on the impact of climate change on coral reefs. It is Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom and the Zero Waste Kaua‘i Facebook page.

New research generates the largest characterization of coral reef spectral data to date. These data are an initial step in building a quantitative understanding of reef water clarity. With these data, ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the ...

Mitchell Lyons receives funding from Australian Research Council and Australian Commonwealth Government. Mitchell Lyons works for the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales.

Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay in Current Biology reveals a hidden ...

Jörg Wiedenmann receives funding from Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (NE/T001364/1). Paul Wilson and Peter Franklin (University of Southampton) and Nick Graham (Lancaster University) ...

Coral reefs are one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems; they are vital to local economies and in protecting coastlines. Image Credit: Irina Markova/Shutterstock.com Coral reefs are also, ...

A new project in the Caribbean is setting out to save coral reefs – and the world. The Ocean-Shot Project, spearheaded by climate scientist Dr. Deborah Brosnan, launched in 2021 to develop a "massive, ...

A program in the United Arab Emirates is growing corals native to the Persian Gulf that have evolved to withstand high temperatures. By Jenny Gross Reporting from Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United ...

For years, coral reefs around the world have been devastated by mass bleaching events as the oceans continue to warm due to climate change. Corals stand little chance of bouncing back from these ...