By almost every measure, the coral in Tela Bay should be dead. Yet despite decades of pollution, industrial degradation, and heat waves that have decimated other reefs in the region, this reef on ...

Hawksbill sea turtle with reef in the background. Image by stockfoto-graf via Depositphotos. The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered species that plays a vital role in coral reef ...

Experiments for this study were conducted on the Hawaiian stony coral species Montipora capitata.Credit: Chris Wall. The research, published today in Trends in Biotechnology, was conducted with ...

Coral larvae settling on substrate coated with SNAP-X. Image from Coral Reef Ecophysiology and Engineering Lab.. Scientists have long known that certain types of crusty algae, known as crustose ...

New gel could boost coral reef restoration The substance, applied to surfaces as a coating, improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces ...

Andrew Baker, director of the Coral Reef Futures Lab at the University of Miami in the U.S., spearheaded an expedition to the reef in 2024, supported by local aquarium and dive shop Tela Marine.

April 23 (UPI) --More than 80% of the world's coral reefs fell victim to harmful bleaching and is now in "uncharted territory" with the worst global bleaching event in recorded history.The coral ...

Coral Reef pitcher Quinley Wylie (7) throws the ball during the GMAC softball championship game against Palmetto at South Dade High School on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Miami, Fla. D.A. Varela ...

Two Hawaii firefighters and a scientist are behind a Hawaii initiative to build coral reefs, and they are featured in a new documentary 'Reef Builders' available on Amazon Prime.

A Pennsylvania man was found to have a live turtle hidden in his pants while going through security at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

A Pennsylvania man who was going through security at a New Jersey airport was found to have a live turtle concealed in his pants, according to the TSA.

A Pennsylvania man tried to smuggle a turtle in his pants at Newark Airport in New Jersey on Friday, security officials say.The man set off an alarm while passing through a Transportation Security ...