Ocean Heat Reaches New Global Record in 2025
The world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than at any time in recorded history. New research shows that the upper 2,000 meters of the...
Tag : Coral Reefs
Can Humans Save Coral Reefs from Extreme Heat?
Coral reefs around the world are facing an unprecedented crisis. In the summer of 2023, Florida experienced record-breaking ocean temperatures. Water in some bays rose...
Blast Fishing: A Deadly Threat to Oceans and Humans
People in fishing towns are using dynamite to catch fish, a practice known as “blast fishing.” This practice is illegal in most parts of the...
Rotting Mass Of Sargassum Seaweed Threatens Beaches
A 10-million-pound blob is riding ocean currents toward Florida’s tip. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a 5,000-mile-long goopy mass of green, floating seaweed, is meandering...
A New Kind Of Climate-Resilient Coral Has Been Discovered
A new research discovered that two typical reef-builders can withstand 2ºC of global warming. According to the research, two of the world’s most common reef-building...
Surprise – Enormous, Healthy Coral Discovered In Great Barrier Reef
A team of scientists was shocked when they accidentally stumbled upon an “exceptionally large” mass of coral, Porites sp. at Goolboodi (Orpheus Island) in the...
Unorthodox: Using Sound To Restore Dead Coral Reef
British and Australian researchers rolled out another unorthodox strategy they say could help in restoration of dead coral reef. For their six-week study, scientists used...
Parrotfish in Andaman Are Under Threat…
Bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, is an important component of coral reef ecosystem, but is highly endangered globally. It is categorized as ‘vulnerable’ in the Red...