Scientists have discovered that audio recordings of healthy coral reefs may help attract free-swimming coral larvae to damaged ones. The finding could be a major step toward preserving the world's ...

Introducing Floaty Boat, a remotely operated vehicle designed to streamline coral larval restoration efforts. Once coral spawn matures into larvae, they're delicately poured into a 100-liter bladder.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ORLANDO, Fla. – Simulated moonlight. Perfect temperatures. A hum of bubbling saltwater. A team of marine biologists had done ...

Audio recordings of healthy reefs—an underwater chorus of fish songs and crackles from snapping shrimp—may help efforts to restore coral ecosystems harmed by climate and human impacts, scientists said ...

I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his ...

Coral larvae reduce their metabolism and increase nitrogen uptake to resist bleaching in high temperatures, according to a new study. Coral larvae reduce their metabolism and increase nitrogen uptake ...

Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A group of international biologists and experts are attempting to freeze coral larvae to preserve the endangered species. Pillar coral, which looks like fingers or a cluster of cigars ...

Rising ocean temperatures aren't the only factor stressing ocean corals. Researchers have also found that microplastic pollution in oceans is disrupting coral reproduction, preventing coral ...

Coral reefs, some of the most stunningly beautiful marine ecosystems on Earth, are dying. Ninety percent of them will likely be gone by 2050 due to rising ocean temperatures and pollution. “But it’s ...

SAN DIEGO — Inside a temperature-controlled lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, Associate Researcher Daniel Wangpraseurt and his team care for tanks filled with baby coral. The ...