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Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral ...
These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.
Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral ...
A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to ...
New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on ...
Scientists transplant crossbred corals off Miami's coast to help local reefs combat climate change effects, introducing ...
The Fourth of July got off on a somber note this morning, with a group honoring the life and memory of an everyday hero. The ...
ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Thirty-five feet deep in clear turquoise waters, a three-foot-long yellow underwater robot maneuvers over a coral reef at a popular snorkeling site named Tektite.
Corals that build reefs often share their calcium carbonate skeleton with tiny algae that photosynthesise like plants on land. The coral host gains food, the algae shelter. These algae are also ...
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 are firmly ...
The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery ...
In 2024, three of the Marine Lab’s scientists—myself, Peter Houk, PhD, and David Burdick—received national recognition from the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force for our service.