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Diverse family of algae could help corals survive warming seas

Mongabay.com 5 Sep 2018

A new dimension to marine restoration: 3D printing coral reefs

David Klinges 27 Aug 2018

Predatory coral bring down jellyfish by working together

Mongabay.com 14 Aug 2018

Ocean acidity stifles coral-anchored communities

Mongabay.com 6 Aug 2018

The Great Barrier Reef is losing its ability to bounce back from disturbances

Mongabay.com 31 Jul 2018

Global marine wilderness has dwindled to 13 percent, new map reveals

John Cannon 26 Jul 2018

Plant communities roar back after rat removal from Pacific islands

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2018
Coral reef in the Dominican Republic. Photo by Greg Asner.

Bold initiative aims to protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic

Greg Asner and Clare LeDuff 16 Jul 2018

Coral reefs thrive next to rat-free islands, new study finds

John Cannon 11 Jul 2018

Coral reef ‘oases’ that thrive amid threats give hope for conservation

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Jun 2018
The Carnegie Airborne Observatory off the coast of the Dominican Republic. Image by Eddie Roqueta for Mongabay.

Super plane, satellites help map the Caribbean’s hidden coral reefs

Alex Fox 8 Jun 2018
Planet satellite image of coral off Belize's Lighthouse Reef. Taken March 28, 2018.

A global coral reef monitoring system is coming soon

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Jun 2018

Australia to invest $379 million to protect the Great Barrier Reef

Mongabay.com 3 May 2018
Mantaray, northwest Galápagos. Photo by Greg Asner / DivePhoto.org

Corals thrive on remotest islands in the Galápagos

Greg Asner and Clare LeDuff 31 Jan 2018

Mesoamerican Reef gets improving bill of health

Mongabay.com 22 Jan 2018

Reef bleaching five times more frequent now than in the 1980s, study finds

Mongabay.com 4 Jan 2018
A coral reef ecosystem in the Sulug Sea, Borneo. Photo courtesy of Greg Asner / DivePhoto.org

Reefscape: A global reef survey to build better satellites for coral conservation

Greg Asner and Clare LeDuff 2 Jan 2018

Brazil / UK push offshore oil pact, a potential climate change disaster

Jenny Gonzales 13 Dec 2017

Imperiled treasure: A coral reef called Varadero (commentary)

Emily Darling | Kim Terrell | Elisa Bayraktarov 6 Oct 2017
Coral flourescing, a reaction to stressful conditions

Capturing the wonder and vulnerability of coral reefs in real-time: Q & A with the director of “Chasing Coral”

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 21 Sep 2017

Critically endangered staghorn corals are benefiting from coral gardening in the Caribbean

Mike Gaworecki 9 Aug 2017

Climate change-induced bleaching decimating Great Barrier Reef

John Cannon 15 Mar 2017

First-ever underwater photos of newly discovered Amazon Reef have surfaced

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jan 2017

Top climate stories to watch in 2017

Mike Gaworecki 29 Dec 2016

2016’s top 10 developments for the world’s oceans

Caroline Jablonicky, Douglas McCauley 28 Dec 2016

Great Barrier Reef suffered worst coral die-off on record in 2016: new study

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Nov 2016

Rising sea levels could actually help coral reefs survive global warming: Study

Mike Gaworecki 25 Aug 2016

Watch how corals ‘violently’ bleach as sea temperatures rise

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Aug 2016

Climate change pledges not nearly enough to save tropical ecosystems

Jeremy Hance 16 Aug 2016

Widespread coral bleaching event to hit US hard for third straight year

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Jun 2016

Top 10 stories you should be aware of this World Oceans Day, according to Carl Safina

Mike Gaworecki 8 Jun 2016

Saving reef fish from the impacts of a hit film

Mike Gaworecki 23 May 2016

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