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Secret ocean rule: For 400 years, these villagers protected fish with ancient technique; Now scientists say it could help save world's dying coral reefsSecret ocean rule: Eastern Indonesian coastal communities have long practiced sasi, a traditional ocean management system where areas are t...
A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...
A 15-year-old Canadian teen built a robot turtle, which could help scientists spot reef damage earlier and transform ecological threats underwaterA young Canadian inventor has created a robotic turtle. This innovative device can detect ecological hazards affecting coral reefs. The rob...
The ocean near Panama quietly skipped a season and scientists are still trying to understand whyFor the first time in over 40 years, the Gulf of Panama experienced a complete break in its annual upwelling cycle. This vital process, dri...
It stands over 100 feet tall, is nearly 200 feet wide at the base, and may be older than many famous monuments; now NOAA believes that this Maug coral may hold clues to the future of reefsScientists discovered an ancient, massive Porites coral colony, estimated to be over 2,000 years old, in the Maug caldera near the Mariana ...
Great Barrier Reef ocean temperatures hit 400-year record: StudyRecent research revealed that the Great Barrier Reef has faced its highest water temperatures in 400 years due to climate change. Rising te...
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study findsOcean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef surged to a 400-year peak over the past decade, causing mass coral bleaching between 2016 and ...
World sees 'severe' coral bleaching event: US agencyThe US NOAA reported a major coral bleaching event caused by warming oceans and climate change, with 2023 being the hottest year on record....
World in grip of new major coral bleaching event, reefs at riskThe consequences of coral bleaching are far-reaching, affecting not only the health of oceans but also the livelihoods of people, food secu...
'Mass bleaching event' threatens Australia's Great Barrier Reef's biodiversityA 'mass bleaching event' is currently taking place on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, endangering diverse marine species. The seventh such ...
Hottest seawater ever measured, water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degreesThe water temperature off Florida's coast hit record highs, possibly the hottest seawater ever measured. Coral reefs in the Florida Keys su...
To combat coral bleaching, Kenya turns to reef nurseriesThe marine area, jointly managed by the foundation and the island's community, has been planting over 8,000 corals a year since 2012 and pl...
Great Barrier Reef suffers widespread coral bleachingThe reef has suffered significantly from coral bleaching caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures in 2016, 2017 and 2020. The previous b...
Five major heatwaves in 30 years has turned the Great Barrier Reef into a bleached checkerboardThe Great Barrier Reef is comprised of more than 3,000 individual reefs stretching for 2,300 kilometres, and supports more than 60,000 jobs...
- Konkan coast, Gulf of Mannar saw widespread coral bleaching during 2014-17
'Superalgae' to protect world's corals from bleachingResearchers have found a solution to reduce coral bleaching by genetically engineering the micro-algae found in corals, enhancing their str...
- Great Barrier Reef recovering from coral bleaching
Canberra, Sep 12 (IANS) Australia's Great Barrier Reef has almost fully recovered from the worst coral bleaching ever known in recent histo...
93 per cent of Great Barrier Reef hit by coral bleachingResearchers unveiled the full extent of the coral bleaching that is unfolding on the world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Qu...
Worst bleaching on record for Great Barrier Reef: ScientistsThe results are based on the aerial surveys of more than 500 coral reefs from Cairns in Australia to Papua New Guinea.
Climate engineering may save coral reefs: StudyGeoengineering of the climate may be the only way to save coral reefs from mass bleaching which can lead to their mortality