Ocean Heat Reaches New Global Record in 2025
2026-01-12
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 ocean took in an estimatedContinue Reading
Can Humans Save Coral Reefs from Extreme Heat?
2026-01-11
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 above 38 °C, killing manyContinue Reading
Blast Fishing: A Deadly Threat to Oceans and Humans
2023-09-13
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 world, including Sri Lanka. However,Continue Reading
Rotting Mass Of Sargassum Seaweed Threatens Beaches
2023-03-20
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 its way through Florida andContinue Reading
A New Kind Of Climate-Resilient Coral Has Been Discovered
2023-03-13
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 coral species are remarkably resilientContinue Reading
Surprise – Enormous, Healthy Coral Discovered In Great Barrier Reef
2021-09-02
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 Great Barrier Reef that theyContinue Reading
Unorthodox: Using Sound To Restore Dead Coral Reef
2019-12-03
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 dead coral to build 33Continue Reading
Parrotfish in Andaman Are Under Threat…
2019-03-23
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 List of the International UnionContinue Reading