Climate change has already caused "irreversible losses" for Nature, UN experts have said, warning that if emissions are not cut quickly, warming could trigger chain reactions with potentially catastrophic effects for all ...
Environment
Mar 2, 2022
0
41
Australia unveiled a billion-dollar package to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef on Friday, hoping to prevent the vast network of corals from being removed from UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2022
0
4
Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements.
Environment
Jan 13, 2022
1
62
Sometimes nature surprises you. That's what happened when a massive marine heatwave took hold in the waters around Moorea, French Polynesia, in late 2018. Fortunately, UC Santa Barbara researchers turned this event into an ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2021
0
88
Stabilizing reef rubble may help corals recover faster after being damaged by the impacts of climate change and natural degradation.
Ecology
Dec 2, 2021
0
4
Marine scientists have returned from a research expedition to the far northern Great Barrier Reef with potentially tough, heat-resilient coral that may help corals adapt to warming oceans.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2021
0
4
Coral bleaching has affected 98 percent of Australia's Great Barrier Reef since 1998, leaving just a fraction of the world's largest reef system untouched, according to a study published Friday.
Ecology
Nov 4, 2021
0
117
An exceptionally large coral—a structure made up of small marine animals and calcium carbonate—discovered in the Great Barrier Reef is described in Scientific Reports this week. It is the widest and sixth tallest coral ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2021
0
4
Serena Hackerott is giving coral researchers a much-needed beacon of hope for the future of coral restoration and conservation.
Ecology
Aug 5, 2021
0
6
Coral bleaching and the ecological degradation of coral reefs have become increasingly severe due to the global warming and human activities. As mixotrophic organisms, scleractinian coral can not only obtain energy through ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2021
1
7
