A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental iron levels, suggesting that low iron levels limit coral growth and repair. Their ...

If the trend of declining coral growth continues at the current rate, the world's coral reefs may cease calcifying around 2054, a new study has found. Drawing on research from the late 1960s until now ...

A laboratory study by scientist Keiko Wilkins found plastic consumed by coral can impede a reef’s growth. The study was conducted at the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory. University of ...

SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. — Every August, two days after the full moon and two hours after sunset, the last two elkhorn coral patches in Looe Key release millions of eggs and sperm into the warm water.

The twin stress factors of ocean warming and acidification increasingly threaten coral reefs worldwide, but relatively little is known about how various climate scenarios will affect coral reef growth ...

Algae living within the soft tissue of coral supply much of the energy needed by their hosts, and some symbiotic algae help coral withstand warmer water better than others. Researchers have now found ...