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Ocean acidification is reaching deeper waters
Deep-sea coral reefs are at risk from acidification Howard Chew / Alamy Stock Photo Ocean acidification is sinking…
World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident
Measuring the massive coral Inigo San Felix/National Geographic Society In the south-west Pacific, off the coast of one…
Here’s how coral reefs might survive hotter, more acidic oceans
Coral after an episode of bleaching fadhlanbr/Shutterstock Coral reefs may be more capable of adapting to hotter and…
Solar-powered floating islands could help to regrow coral reefs
A trio of hexagonal islands could generate solar electricity to power a process that accelerates coral growth, with…
Corals that recover from bleaching still struggle to breed
A marine biologist inspects bleached coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty…
Culling predatory starfish conserves coral on the Great Barrier Reef
A diver injecting vinegar into a crown-of-thorns starfish as part of the culling programme CSIRO A culling programme…
How mass bleaching has pushed the Great Barrier Reef to the brink
Corals can turn white when they expel their symbiotic algae James Woodford One Tree Island isn’t an easy…
Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work
Hexagonal frames called reef stars are installed in degraded areas to stabilise loose rubble and kickstart rapid coral…