With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think ...
Allowing coral reef fish to rebound is emerging as one of the clearest ways to put more healthy protein on the plates of ...
Coral reefs are often framed as postcard scenery or biodiversity hotspots, but they are also working food factories that the ...
Probiotics has become a buzzword among nutritionists and wellness gurus. But did you know that coral reefs benefit from probiotics too? These probiotics might not come in a brightly colored bottle ...
Scientists reveal overfished reefs could be a lifeline for hungry communities. Restoration matters for both people and nature ...
Coral bleaching has been occurring worldwide, posing a significant threat to marine biodiversity. Worse, there is the ...
The broad-barred goby (Gobidion histrio) in the coral Acropora nasuta. The coral is in contact with the toxic seaweed Chlorodesmis fastigiata. Toxic seaweed might be a coral’s worst nightmare. So what ...
Out on the reef, glass-bottom boat tours, snorkeling trips, and scuba dives reveal rainbow gardens of elkhorn and staghorn coral, goliath grouper, sea turtles, and more. “Going out on the water and ...
The Great Barrier Reef is suffering its third mass bleaching event in five years. It follows the record-breaking mass bleaching event in 2016 that killed a third of Great Barrier Reef corals, ...
An 18-year study revealed that repeated episodes of severe coral bleaching are permanently changing the diversity and structure of the marine communities they support. An international team of ...
At a time when the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs are facing unprecedented destruction, researchers in Australia have found a small ray of hope for the fish that make the reefs their home.
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mike Gil, an ecologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, deployed video cameras to “spy” on coral reef fish over months and found that they ...