coral reefs

In a paper published Wednesday, scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and Chicago's Shedd Aquarium explained how, for the first time, they located hardier heat-tolerant coral on Florida's reef.

A University of Miami Rosenstiel study for the first time measured the ability of staghorn coral to reduce wave power.

Florida wild corals rescued from disease spent a year in Orlando gaining health and are now at a New Jersey aquarium for long-term care.

The new research found corals infected with the disease in a lab, and compared to healthy corals from the same genotype, had an immune response. It's a new discovery that could lead to better detection of the disease before it's too late.

Over two days in May, scientists replanted many of the species of coral susceptible to stony coral disease to see if they can survive now that epidemic levels of the disease have subsided.

For more than five years, a disease has been wiping out corals that provide the foundation for Florida's reef tract. Now it's reached the most remote and healthy area of the reef.

Hotter oceans are putting coral reefs in peril worldwide. Scientists are warning that to save them, heat-trapping emissions must fall, and reefs will need more protection and restoration.

A study to determine whether pillar coral should be added to the endangered species list and protected instead found they have gone "functionally extinct." Now scientists are racing to breed new colonies in a rescue project at the Florida Aquarium.

Florida researchers hoping to save coral reefs have begun depositing groups of sea urchins at a Key Biscayne restoration site to see if they can help cure ailing reefs.

Fertilizer, sewage and other human sources can produce high levels of nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorous, in our waters.

Divers and snorkelers will be able to take selfies around an underwater sculpture garden—55 artificial reef modules attached to the seafloor. It’s all in the name of saving the environment in Palm Beach County.

Massive corals planted in Florida's Coral Reef are ready to become parents in the wild.Mote Marine Laboratory’s coral reproduction scientist Hanna Koch…