Oct. 11, 2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral reef that resulted in high rates of coral mortality. Unlike many bleaching events, this was driven by ...
There hasn’t been a worse time to be a coral in recent history. Record-breaking sea surface temperatures have persisted globally since March 2023. In that time, more than three-quarters of the ...
What started as a study to better understand how lobsters prey on sea urchins instead discovered sharks also predate on the pest. Lobsters have long been known as a key predator of sea urchins.
As warm water temperatures and toxic algae take their toll on the reefs, researchers in Puerto Rico are diving in and using young diadema sea urchins to save the vital resource. NBC’s Maura ...
Researchers uncover unexpected findings after sharks munch far more voraciously on the spiky sea creatures left out "on a platter" for the invasive creature's known predators, lobsters.
In that time, more than three-quarters of the world’s reefs have experienced heat stress intense enough to bleach corals, according to Derek Manzello, an ecologist who coordinates the National ...