A new species of coral named after the “Star Wars” character Chewbacca was found in waters off Molokai as well as near the Mariana Trench. “Normally the branches are stiff and they stick out from the ...
Almost one decade of recorded data retrieved from deep coral reef dives reveals some of the first evidence of that climate ...
Some 44% of the world’s warm-water, reef-building coral species are facing risk of extinction, according to the latest update by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This is a significant increase ...
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OSU coral researcher Alex Vompe off the north shore of Mo'orea (photo by Mackenzie Kawahara). CORVALLIS, Ore. – Some coral species can be resilient to marine heat waves by “remembering” how they lived ...
Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.
Deepwater coral specialist Andrea Quattrini’s new paper pins the origin of bioluminescence in corals to more than 500 million years ago Naomi Greenberg Andrea Quattrini shows off her favorite coral in ...
Scientists have discovered 20 potential new species at some of the deepest points of the Pacific Ocean, which is expected to increase after final DNA analysis. The species were identified using 13 of ...
In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had transplanted as part of our ...
This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now struggling to survive.
Some coral species can be resilient to marine heat waves by 'remembering' how they lived through previous ones, research suggests. Some coral species can be resilient to marine heat waves by ...
GALVESTON — Biologist Brooke Zurita lowered a turkey baster into a tank’s still water. She squeezed a stinky, chocolate-milk-colored mixture with plankton, algae and fish eggs over a piece of rescued, ...