It is the first time scientists have observed bleached corals on the brink of death fully recover through brief contact with healthy clones.
The sea star was documented on the seafloor of the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon, off Argentina.
High sea temperatures driven by global warming damage coral reefs, bleaching them ghostly white and eventually killing them.
By Stephen Beech The very deepest depths of the ocean have become a dumping ground for human litter, reveals new research. Food wrappers, plastic cups and even a rubber boot were found thousands of feet below the surface in the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon, 180 miles off the coast of Argentina. Scientists say the […]
An international team of polar scientists has produced the most complete picture of ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica to date.
Researchers successfully applied probiotic and postbiotic treatments for the first time in open sea to save the marine life form.
Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
The world's largest coral reef system stretches more than 1,400 miles off the northeastern coast of Australia.
Communities and entrepreneurs are experimenting with ways to turn this nuisance into a valuable resource.
The researchers say it's possible that further surveys will identify more reefs.
