When the researchers applied the gel, called SNAP-X, to surfaces in lab experiments it increased coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times compared to untreated surfaces. SNAP-X could help overcome a ...

Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San ...

The people who quarried the coral rock to build many buildings in Coral Gables and the Venetian Pool more than a century ago ...

It could become the world’s “last coral refuge” as global heating eradicates reefs elsewhere, researchers say. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said this year that most shallow ...

Credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego. Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy ...

Coral reefs are environmental hot spots. Image in public domain. The oceans are getting hotter and coral reefs are burning up. These undersea cities, built over centuries by tiny animals called ...

It brings to life the MSC Foundation's concrete plans for restoring coral reefs, advancing science and creating training opportunities for Bahamian and international students. With the continued ...

At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

94°E–130°E), the Coral Sea (4°S–26°S, 142°E–174°E) and the Tasman Sea (26°S–46°S, 150°E–174°E). Values are also provided for the Great Barrier Reef (see below for details). These regions are the same ...