Three key habitat-building corals face worrying future due to climate crisis
Three key habitat-building corals face worrying future due to climate crisis, shows new study in Frontiers in Marine Science [...]
Coral reefs
Gulf Coast corals face catastrophe
Only rapid reduction of greenhouse gases will save Gulf of Mexico corals: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]
New insight from Great Barrier Reef coral provides correction factor to climate records
Researchers have fine-tuned the records used to make global climate predictions using high-resolution microscopic techniques and geochemical modeling; Frontiers in Marine Science [...]
Algal partner responds to climate-change stresses more strongly than coral host
The surprise discovery has implications for monitoring and protecting coral reefs threatened by bleaching: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]
New invention safely transports unknown, deep-dwelling fishes to the ocean’s surface
Scientific divers and biologists engineer a portable chamber to study new reef species living 60-150 m under the ocean surface: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]
First-ever video surveys of the Great Amazonian Reef System highlight urgent need for protection
The newly discovered Amazonian Reef is much larger, deeper and more diverse than originally thought - and potentially threatened by oil exploration: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]
Exploration of mesophotic coral ecosystems for new medicines
Research Topic will feed into policy recommendations to ensure sustainable practices for collecting marine resources in unexplored areas of the ocean [...]
Horizon Scan 2018: Emerging Issues in Marine Science
Frontiers in Marine Science is proud to launch the second edition of our annual Research Topic: Horizon Scan 2018: Emerging Issues in Marine Science. [...]
A super-algae to save our seas
Researchers lay the foundation for genetically engineering a species of microalgae that live in corals to stop a global coral bleaching catastrophe [...]
Scientist at Red Sea Research Center looks at the role of bacteria in 3D coral reefs ecosystems
Christian Voolstra is working on establishing a model system for corals to help in the research that scientists cannot do in nature. [...]