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The beauty of coral reefs is key to their survival—so we came up with a way to measure it

Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great lengths to protect and restore them? Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...
USA Today

In a battle for survival, coral reefs get a second chance outside the ocean

ORLANDO, Fla. – Simulated moonlight. Perfect temperatures. A hum of bubbling saltwater. A team of marine biologists had done everything they could to set the stage for something akin to a romantic ...
The Columbian

Florida Keys coral reefs already losing color

A bleached flower coral is seen on Thursday in the North Dry Rocks Reef off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. Some Florida Keys corals are losing their color weeks earlier in the summer than has been ...
WFTV

Scientists: Florida Keys coral reefs losing color with record-high water temperatures

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some Florida Keys coral reefs are losing their color weeks earlier than normal this summer because of record-high water temperatures, meaning they are under stress and their ...
Smithsonian Magazine

To Survive Mass Extinctions, Reef-Building Corals Retreat to the Deep Blue Sea

Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights into how the animals may fare in the future Jack Tamisiea A colony of ...