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Coral bleaching
Coral bleaching refers to coral that lose their bright, vibrant colors and turn white. This happens when coral get stressed and "expel" the microscopic bacteria that live on them and give them their bright colors. Stressors include changes in ocean temperature and lack of sufficient nutrients.
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JUN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Cutting-edge technologies have allowed researchers to distinguish between the DNA of coral, and its symbiotic partner.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2018Earth & The Environment
According to a recent study published in Nature, it appears there will be no going back for the fate of the Great Barrie ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
On a recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, I visited the Mesoamerican Reef, which stretches 600 miles from the Yucatan t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2017Plants & Animals
There are several cases throughout nature in which two entirely different species rely on each other to survive; these s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
Scientists and reef lovers alike are in alarm over the recent news that has come from the aerial surveys conducted by th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2017Videos
Reef restoration is a hot topic as ocean acidification from industrial pollution is bleaching and killing corals at a di ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 23, 2016Microbiology
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have created the Benthi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2016Microbiology
Coral reefs are known to be crucial for the health of the marine species that rely on them but also to the planet as a w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2016Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2016Plants & Animals
Due to an unfortunate combination of rising sea levels and a major El Niño, new research confirmed from the Great ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2016Videos
The coral reefs that surround the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean are at risk from two separate environmental fa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2016Plants & Animals
Coral reefs are facing more threats than just climate change. Sodium cyanide, which can be crushed and turned into a tox ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 29, 2015Videos
Coral reefs are in danger of extinction. They're protected, and are a critical part of wild marine life in our oceans. B ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cutting-edge technologies have allowed researchers to distinguish between the DNA of coral, and its symbiotic partner.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2018
Earth & The Environment
According to a recent study published in Nature, it appears there will be no going back for the fate of the Great Barrie
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
On a recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, I visited the Mesoamerican Reef, which stretches 600 miles from the Yucatan t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are several cases throughout nature in which two entirely different species rely on each other to survive; these s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Scientists and reef lovers alike are in alarm over the recent news that has come from the aerial surveys conducted by th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2017
Videos
Reef restoration is a hot topic as ocean acidification from industrial pollution is bleaching and killing corals at a di
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have created the Benthi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Microbiology
Coral reefs are known to be crucial for the health of the marine species that rely on them but also to the planet as a w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
Due to an unfortunate combination of rising sea levels and a major El Niño, new research confirmed from the Great
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2016
Videos
The coral reefs that surround the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean are at risk from two separate environmental fa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
Coral reefs are facing more threats than just climate change. Sodium cyanide, which can be crushed and turned into a tox
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2015
Videos
Coral reefs are in danger of extinction. They're protected, and are a critical part of wild marine life in our oceans. B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard