Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights ...

Scientists are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a Miami reef, devastated by bleaching two years ago. This collaborative effort by the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and ...

Miami — Marine scientists in Miami are hoping to restore Florida's coral reef by taking coral from Honduras and crossbreeding it. "It's the first time ever in the world that an international cross of ...

Researchers say to help elkhorn coral survive, they need to be placed in shallow ocean locations with fast currents. Elkhorn grown in the lab is considered a diva among scientists trying to save coral ...

A new study reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) -- a foundational species in Caribbean reef ecosystems -- from the devastating ...

Elkhorn coral being grown in the Dry Tortugas since 2018 in an effort to save the population died during the August 2023 heat wave. The blistering summer heat wave that hammered South Florida’s coral ...

In a few weeks, the water temperature hit a high that triggered the coral to jettison the beneficial algae living in its ...

Since the Ice Age, elkhorn and staghorn corals off Florida’s southern coast have been stacking their skeletons into elaborate, branching homes for parrotfish, eels and octopuses. “They’ve been the ...

A study published in the journal Coral Reefs reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)—a foundational species in Caribbean reef ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The summer of 2023's intense heat wave led to the worst coral bleaching ever recorded on Florida's Coral Reef, and now a little over 20% of different types of coral remain in the wild.

Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore. These crucial coral species are now “functionally extinct” in the region after ...

Warming ocean waters have had a devastating impact on the coral reefs of the Sunshine State. Efforts are underway to save the third-largest barrier reef system in the world, including the use of ...