Coral reef protection could save Floridians millions in flood costs, study finds
Coral reefs serve as a natural barrier, helping shield coastal communities from storms and flooding.
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Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years
Their rise and fall set the pace of recovery from past carbon dioxide shocks, holding vital lessons for today.
Planting the future: How Reefgen’s seafloor robots aim to restore coasts
Reefgen builds robots that plant coral, seagrass and mangroves directly into the seafloor.
Reef restoration shouldn’t just be about growing corals – but also bringing reefs to life, new study suggests
As reef restoration attracts millions of dollars in funding each year, our paper calls for rethinking how reefs should be ...
Tackling coral health from a new angle
A team of University of Miami students devised an engineering solution to protect corals from ultraviolet rays.
As seas rise, corals can’t keep up
Coral reef growth rates in the western Atlantic have slowed, erasing coastal protection benefits they once offered.
2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s devastation
Staghorn and elkhorn corals have suffered staggering levels of bleaching and death due to high water temperatures.
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs.
FAU lands EPA grant to use genetics in Florida Bay sponge restoration
The work aims to restore sponge populations with the strength to withstand a shifting climate, disease and other threats.
Don’t gut the laws that protect Florida’s marine mammals
New legislation would weaken safeguards for manatees and North Atlantic right whales in the Marine Mammal Protection Act.