A 2023 marine heat wave laid waste to elkhorn and staghorn coral, which have thrived for centuries off Florida’s coast.
Florida’s iconic coral reef is in a critical state, with a mere 2% of its living coral cover remaining, underscoring an ...
New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented ...
“What we saw happen was an extreme heat wave where conditions surpassed the thresholds of survival of a whole, entire species ...
Oceans all over the world are experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures, but waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency as temperatures rise to unprecedented ...
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a ...
A University of Hawaii marine scientist has conducted a study that found plastic pollution disturbs the recovery of ...
In addition to the tragic loss of life and property on fire-ravaged Maui, scientists are also concerned about the environmental damage, both on land and under water. Biologists who have spent decades ...