Researchers from the University of Miami are turning to space technologies to keep tabs on the health and biodiversity of coral reefs worldwide, which could have a big impact on conservation efforts.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 39 (September 28, 2021), pp. 1-8 (8 pages) Ocean-warming and acidification are predicted to reduce coral ...

A scleractinian coral eDNA survey at four mesophotic sites using an underwater mini-ROV. (a) Four monitoring locations (SR1-SR4) at the Shigeo Reef near Motobu Peninsula. The location of Okinawa ...

Researchers used Earth-orbiting satellites to map coral reef biodiversity at a global scale to show that areas of high habitat diversity also have high species diversity. This new satellite mapping ...

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

Just a few meters beneath the clear, blue waters of Okinawa, reef-building corals known as Scleractinia have quietly lived for centuries. Slowly, layer by layer, they have constructed intricate, rigid ...

CALI, Colombia — The United Nations, scientists and governments made an urgent call Wednesday for increased funding to protect coral reefs under threat of extinction. Research this year shows that 77% ...

The biodiversity of the Earth’s oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs — the vibrant undersea ecosystems where thousands of known marine species reside. A new Yale-led study offers ...

Coral reefs are often framed as postcard scenery or biodiversity hotspots, but they are also working food factories that the ...

Did you know coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the ocean but support 25% of marine species? This shows how vital these ...

Almost one decade of recorded data retrieved from deep coral reef dives reveals some of the first evidence of that climate ...

Social business Tēnaka has a core mission to restore and protect marine ecosystems worldwide, and to improve its operations in a marine-protected area of the coral triangle in Malaysia, the company ...