Researchers at the University of Miami are hoping that hybrid corals, created by breeding local corals with those that thrive ...

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral ...

Elkhorn coral once dominated the Caribbean. But, just as other vital coral ecosystems are degrading around the world, elkhorn are now rarely seen alive in the wild.

Florida’s devastated coral reefs can’t seem to catch a break. The marine heat wave of 2023, combined with an epidemic of ...

This makes coral one of the oldest animals on Earth. Studies have shown that elkhorn coral in the Caribbean and off the coast ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Elkhorn corals are already considered “functionally extinct” in the upper Keys, and other elkhorn and staghorn populations in the Florida Reef are following suit, according to Liv Williamson ...

Elkhorn coral grows an average of five to 10 centimeters per year, a bamboo-like pace for corals in general. To stop them becoming entangled, O’Neil had to cut, separate, ...

Elkhorn corals are akin to what they call charismatic species. They’re beautiful, right? They’re big, and they wave in the waves. If a coral could be charismatic, then the Elkhorn coral is ...

Elkhorn corals are some of Florida's most iconic species and are valuable because they form the crest of the reef, Baker said. "And the reef is what protects shorelines from storms and flooding.

Elkhorn coral was listed as federally threatened under the US Endangered Species Act in 2006 after scientists found that disease cut the population by 97% since the 1980s.