An ongoing scientific expedition by National Geographic Pristine Seas is revealing the critical importance of local ...
It’s the largest living structure on Earth, 3,000 individual reefs, 900 islands, 1,430 miles, and it may be collapsing. Alas, ...
The 2023 heat wave proved a death knell for the two species in the Florida Coral Reef, the world's third-largest barrier reef ...
“Typically, octocorals are some of the more resistant groups of corals to bleaching," said Dr. Jose Lopez, a professor at NSU ...
Sakoda said the proposed rule identifies eight species considered abundant and resilient enough for limited collection: ...
The Overseas Highway, a 113-mile marvel stretching from mainland Florida to Key West, isn’t just a transportation route—it’s an experience that transforms an ordinary drive into an epic island-hopping ...
The study to determine what impact a planned port dredge will have on nearby coral confirmed millions of coral, including one ...
Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida's reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore.
In Florida, two key coral species responsible for building coral reefs have been killed off because of extreme ocean heat, a ...
“What we saw happen was an extreme heat wave where conditions surpassed the thresholds of survival of a whole, entire species ...
New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented ...