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Ecology 20 hours ago

Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61%—but puzzling failures mean we can still do better

Humans love the coast. But we love it to death, so much so we've destroyed valuable coastal habitat—in the case of some types of habitat, most of it has gone.

Plants & Animals 21 hours ago

Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California's endangered list

The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered.

Ecology 21 hours ago

More than coral: The unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef

In past bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef, the southern region has sometimes been spared worst of the bleaching. Not this time. This year's intense underwater heat has triggered the most severe heat stress ever seen ...

Ecology 22 hours ago

Planning at multiple scales for healthy corals and communities

Governments in the Mesoamerican Reef region are exploring the use of nature-based solutions to strengthen coral health and societal benefits for coastal communities. A new study led by Stanford researchers in collaboration ...

Ecology Apr 20, 2024

NOAA confirms fourth global coral bleaching event

The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.

Ecology Apr 20, 2024

Australia's Great Barrier Reef struggles to survive

Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens.

Earth Sciences Apr 19, 2024

It never rains but it pours: Intense rain and flash floods have increased inland in eastern Australia

Before climate change really got going, eastern Australia's flash floods tended to concentrate on our coastal regions, east of the Great Dividing Range.

Plants & Animals Apr 18, 2024

Respiratory stress response that stunts temperate fish also affects coral reef fish

Coral reef fish, like the fish in other marine and freshwater ecosystems, are likely to reach smaller maximum sizes and start reproducing earlier with smaller and fewer eggs as climate change continues to warm up the ocean.

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2024

Global coral bleaching caused by climate change demands a global response

The fourth global coral bleaching event, announced this week, is an urgent wake-up call to the world.

Evolution Apr 17, 2024

Discovery of bacterial proteins that induce asexual reproduction in insects

From microbes in the human gut to symbiotic algae in coral reefs, research in recent decades has increasingly revealed the pivotal roles that microorganisms (or microbial species) play in shaping the biology of host organisms ...

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