A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society has mapped coral reefs across the Western Indian Ocean, revealing promising pockets of climate resilience that could reshape conservation efforts.

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Made up of nearly 3,000 reefs and 900 islands ...

Those polyps clone themselves over and over again, eventually forming larger coral colonies that build reefs. That’s how typical reef-building corals, like the iconic elkhorn and staghorn ...

Launched in 2017, the project aims to restore the coral reefs in the area, which were found to be in poor condition due to various environmental factors. On January 25th, the association planted 600 ...

The Great Barrier Reef. This image, taken by the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite on August 19, 2017 uses the high resolution SVI 3, 2, and 1 bands, commonly referred to as “natural color” RGB.

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

National Geographic's Pristine Seas director of expeditions Ryan Jenkinson who visited the site in 2023, said it's what coral reefs look like when they are totally left alone. "The programmes been ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Low oxygen levels are emerging as a significant threat to tropical coral reefs, alongside warming and acidifying oceans. As seawater heats, it holds less oxygen ...

Last year, No Man’s Sky saw a literal game-changing update with Worlds Part 1, expanding on an already huge universe with more planets, creatures, and even a new game mode. Now Worlds Part 2 is ...

Jennifer Mallon receives funding from US-UK Fulbright Commission, Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program, University of Glasgow Early Career Mobility Award and the Link Foundation. Adrian ...