coral reefs

Probiotic treatments revive heat-stressed coral in open ocean for the first time

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that probiotic and postbiotic treatments can revive heat-stressed coral in open ocean conditions, a finding that could reshape how scientists fight to preserve the world's imperiled reef ecosystems. The study, published September 3…

Coral reefs nearing irreversible decline, scientists warn

Coral reefs worldwide are bleaching so frequently that they can no longer recover between events, pushing global coral cover well below historical norms and toward irreversible decline, according to a landmark report released Monday by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring…

UN report finds sea levels rising at record pace

Two reports released Monday in Palau paint a stark picture of the world's oceans under stress: sea levels are rising faster than ever recorded, and coral reefs are caught in a cycle of decline with shrinking windows for recovery. Both…

UC Berkeley study finds algae parasitized coral cells to build reefs

Coral reefs may owe their existence not to a cooperative merger between algae and coral, but to a cellular heist. A research team at UC Berkeley has published findings in the journal Cell showing that algae colonized coral by parasitizing…