Therefore, our results suggest that the responses of symbionts to future ocean conditions could play a vital role in shaping successful symbiosis in juvenile coral. Introduction Furthermore, we found ...

‘What might happen is that the waters of the Indian Ocean would come in and flood what is now the East African Rift Valley,’ Ken Macdonald, a professor at the University of ...

Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

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Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by mitigating flooding damage, according to a study by a U.S. Geological Survey ...

from coral bleaching to more powerful storms. Some of the hottest temperature records are associated with a climate phenomenon known as El Niño. This is a periodic weather event that causes the ...

Last year, NOAA declared the fourth-ever global coral bleaching event was underway. Worldwide bleaching is happening because of historically high sea-surface temperatures. Depending on the species of ...

"We took a step back and recognised that the ocean, and particularly beneath the surface of the ocean was one of the last remaining blind spots for humanity," said Sean Wolpert, the president of DEEP.

Ice sheet shape is key because meltwater is fresh and lighter than the surrounding ocean. Like hot air collecting at the top of a room, fresh, cold meltwater collects in hollows in the lower ...

However, this world treasure is in dire need of help, as researchers have conducted a new study that shows just how much coral bleaching is affecting the reef. According to the findings published ...

Coral bleaching is a stress response triggered by unfriendly marine conditions, like rising ocean temperatures, increased UV radiation, ocean acidification and salinization, and sedimentation ...