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Coral reefs are under threat, but bleached corals aren’t a lost cause, study suggests

Bleached coral pieces were able to recover when in contact with healthy ones.

Stanford Just Figured Out How to Lead Dying Coral Reefs to a ‘Fast and Full Recovery’

Stanford researchers confirmed that contact with healthy coral can revive bleached coral in as little as eight weeks.

Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns

An assessment of the world's coral reef ecosystems has found that almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 ...

Earth’s Shallow Coral Reefs May Have Just 50 Years Left

According to the IUCN Red List analysis, marine heat waves currently pose the biggest threat to coral reefs. As the ocean ...

Google Earth reef discovery: 2007 Kimberley find sparks major coral surveys; reefs resist bleaching

Dr. Chris Simpson found a large strip of fringing coral reef along the remote Kimberley coast using satellite imagery.

There are still nearly pristine coral reefs. They're a blueprint for coral restoration

Coral reefs are under threat right now due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying the healthiest ...

Better together? Coral fusion could throw bleached reefs a lifeline

When corals are stressed by pollution, high water temperatures or other environmental changes, they can lose the microscopic ...

Nearly All of the World’s Shallow Coral Reefs Are Now Critically Endangered

If climate change continues apace, 96 percent of shallow coral reef ecosystems may collapse within 50 years, including in ...
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Coral Bleaching Reversed at Record Speed Using New Stanford Method: ‘Not a Lost Cause, at All’

Coral bleaching has been reversed at record speed using a new method developed at Stanford University, that requires only ...

Report: Almost all shallow-water coral reefs are under serious threat

The first systematic survey of all 127 shallow-water coral reefs worldwide has revealed 96% are threatened with extinction. The report was published on Thursday by the International Union for ...

Preventing coral bleaching with underwater umbrellas

Researchers built shade canopies over corals in the Florida Keys and found they kept corals healthier and helped them recover ...
Phys.org

Half of the world's coral reefs suffered major bleaching during the 2014–2017 global heat wave, estimates suggest

Benefits to society from coral reefs, including fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, pharmaceutical discovery and more, are estimated at about $9.8 trillion per year. For the first time, an ...