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News Articles: coral reef

With measuring tape and notepad, marine ecologist Enric Ballesteros surveys the organisms living on a healthy reef in the islands. When author Enric Sala and his team first visited here in 2009, they found these reefs in a pristine state, with a profusion of species, many of them rare.

This coral reef resurrected itself — and showed scientists how to replicate it

While scientists studied a coral reef ecosystem in the South Pacific, rising temperatures led them to believe it was doomed. Then, something miraculous happened.

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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • and 1 more
Scientists expect increasing marine heat waves to cause coral bleaching, which can result in reefs dying off.

Fearing Their Kids Will Inherit Dead Coral Reefs, Scientists Are Urging Bold Action

Hotter oceans are putting coral reefs in peril worldwide. Scientists are warning that to save them, heat-trapping emissions must fall, and reefs will need more protection and restoration.

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By:
  • Lauren Sommer