Researchers in Florida moved 30 pieces of endangered elkhorn coral from ocean nurseries onto dry land this week, worried that a brutal marine heat wave this summer could wipe out one of the last ...

Ocean temperatures are climbing once again, and scientists fear Florida’s coral reefs could be headed for another devastating ...

Scientists in Florida have launched an emergency effort to protect one of the Caribbean's most important reef-building corals from disappearing altogether. Researchers at the University of Miami have ...

Elkhorn coral populations were decimated by a 2023 heat wave and a less severe one in 2024 that left them functionally extinct —meaning remaining colonies are too small and far apart to reproduce in ...

Hot water gets most of the blame when coral reefs turn white and die. In the Florida Keys in 2023, extreme heat killed coral across the reef, but it didn’t kill evenly.

To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents, scientists at the University of Miami NOAA Cooperative ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NOAA‑funded push by 12 research and conservation groups to rebuild Florida's Coral Reef, which has been battered by repeated ...

In a new study, researchers have found that the restoration efforts of the critically endangered species elkhorn coral depend largely on the animal's location, microbiome, and the right conditions to ...

Elkhorn coral from an offshore nursery are placed in a saltwater restoration tank at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science to protect them from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senior research associate Hesley Dalton, center, reviews the placement of elkhorn coral in a saltwater restoration tank with ...