Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

PLACENCIA, Belize — After Hurricane Iris decimated the coral reef at Laughing Bird Caye National Park in 2001, many wrote off the UNESCO World Heritage site as a coral graveyard. But a small group ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral is impacting 84% of the ocean’s reefs according to the International Coral Reef Initiative. Researchers hope that coral spawning labs can create genetically ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A study by researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology found that coral reefs are less frequent in the tropics due to warming oceans. The ...

This image provided by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School shows divers planting a crossbred coral species from Honduras on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 off the coast of Miami to help Florida's coral ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAYTON, Fla. (AP) — Steps away from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Andrew Baker looks out at the vacant lot next to his office on Virginia Key, he doesn’t see the trees or grass that are there ...

Rhode Island's Northern star coral, Astrangia poculata, is the first hard coral species to undergo successful gene insertion. Researchers manipulated Astrangia's genes, potentially offering insights ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — A team of ...

MIAMI — When Andrew Baker looks out at the vacant lot next to his office on Virginia Key, he doesn’t see the trees or grass that are there now. He sees a factory of the future. One story tall, roughly ...

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off ...

FILE: Researchers say to help elkhorn coral survive, they need to be placed in shallow ocean locations with fast currents. KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the ...