National Geographic group finds world's largest coral
Scientists said on Thursday they found what is believed to be the world's largest coral, which has been growing undisturbed ...
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Chlorine and cocoa butter may help disease-ridden corals
It usually kills corals within weeks or months of becoming infected. [Related: Caribbean coral is getting sick and dying. A probiotic could help.] Antibiotics like amoxicillin are the most common ...
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Cuba’s Underwater Jewels Are in Tourism’s Path
On our first dive we descended into a large stand of elkhorn coral, a critically endangered species diminished throughout the Caribbean. We found ourselves in a dense thicket, amazed as we watched ...
44% of warm-water coral species facing extinction, conservationists warn
Conservation status for warm-water reef-building corals was analysed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ...
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44% of Warm-Water Coral Faces Extinction as Temperatures Rise
Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction – and climate change is the chief culprit, a ...
Coral exudates, not algae, linked to bacterial growth that threaten reefs
Coral reefs are already severely endangered by climate change and environmental pollution. "Since the 1950s, we have already ...
Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction: report
Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction -- and climate change is the chief culprit, a ...
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Over 40% of coral species face extinction – IUCN Red List
Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...
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Coral reef: How divers are using antibiotics to save sick corals
Reginald is part of a team of ardent reef protectors in the Turks and Caicos Islands which, in 2019, became the seventh Caribbean country confirmed as being affected by stony coral tissue loss ...