Researchers at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School have found new guidance that will help elkhorn coral survive when ...

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn ...

Yet due to global warming, already-delicate coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and along the coast of Florida are vanishing at unprecedented rates. Thanks to a scientific petition the Center ...

Share articleElkhorn grown in the lab is considered a diva among scientists trying to save coral reefs, particularly ...

Yet due to global warming, already-delicate coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and along the coast of Florida are vanishing at unprecedented rates. Thanks to a scientific petition the Center ...

Home to silky sharks, myriad fish, and the critically endangered elkhorn coral, the reef teems with life and vibrancy. This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Elkhorn grown in the lab is considered a diva among scientists trying to save coral reefs, particularly sensitive and thus hard to get to thrive when replanted in the real ocean. Researchers at ...

have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a crucial role in reef ecosystems. Despite efforts ...

Divers and environmentalists report widespread damage at the site, including twisted metal, planks, plastic light covers, chart books, and rope tangled among shattered elkhorn coral. The barge’s ...

The NSF grant is $250,000 for two years. During that time, the team will work to pinpoint the evolutionary transition from the now extinct coral Stylophora, to modern reefs dominated by the genus ...