Artificial Corals Might Help Clean Our Oceans of Pollutants

Artificial Corals Might Help Clean Our Oceans of Pollutants

The corals are designed to suck in toxic heavy metals

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 8th, 2014
Over 2,000 Mounds of Asphalt Discovered Off the Coast of Angola

Over 2,000 Mounds of Asphalt Discovered Off the Coast of Angola

Some of these mounds sit at a depth of 2 kilometers (1.24 miles), researchers say they are all teeming with life

Some Corals Can Adjust to Rising Ocean Temperatures, Scientists Say

Some Corals Can Adjust to Rising Ocean Temperatures, Scientists Say

This might help them survive changes brought about by climate change, global warming

Watch: Time-Lapse Shows Marine Creatures Going About Their Business

Watch: Time-Lapse Shows Marine Creatures Going About Their Business

This video comprises 150,000 shots of coral and sponges compressed in under 4 minutes

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Damage to the Great Barrier Reef May Already Be Irreversible

Damage to the Great Barrier Reef May Already Be Irreversible

Drastic action is needed in order to save the world's largest coral reef system

Corals in Fiji Can Be Protected by Forest Conservation

Corals in Fiji Can Be Protected by Forest Conservation

Management of upstream sectors is critically important for these reefs

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 14th, 2013
How Bacteria Figure Out When Corals Are Vulnerable

How Bacteria Figure Out When Corals Are Vulnerable

Intricate mechanism uncovered in new scientific study

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 13th, 2013
Similar Corals Affected Differently by Warming Oceans

Similar Corals Affected Differently by Warming Oceans

New study looks at inter-species differences in resilience to acidification

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2013
Mutation Allows Some Corals to Endure Ocean Acidification

Mutation Allows Some Corals to Endure Ocean Acidification

The protective effect will only work for a short time, researchers warn

Sea Corals Made Compatible with Human Bones

Sea Corals Made Compatible with Human Bones

This advancement could be used to make bone grafting easier

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 27th, 2013
Nutrient Runoffs Bleach and Kill Corals

Nutrient Runoffs Bleach and Kill Corals

The correlation was established in a new long-term study

High-Reef Density Does Not Prevent Coral Extinction

High-Reef Density Does Not Prevent Coral Extinction

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 9th, 2012
Corals “Summon” Fish When Attacked by Toxic Seaweed

Corals “Summon” Fish When Attacked by Toxic Seaweed

The fish are quick in coming to the rescue, feed on the alga

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 2nd, 2012
Sea Star Plague Causes Extensive Damage to Great Barrier Reef

Sea Star Plague Causes Extensive Damage to Great Barrier Reef

Experts say that coral populations are severely endangered by the invasion

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2012
Deep-Sea Corals Found Off US Northeastern Coast

Deep-Sea Corals Found Off US Northeastern Coast

The reefs were found in deepwater canyons by a scientific expedition

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 25th, 2012
Compound in Coral-Damaging Seaweeds May Help Treat Diseases

Compound in Coral-Damaging Seaweeds May Help Treat Diseases

Experts discover a substance with interesting biomedical properties

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2012
Some Corals May Survive Oceanic Acidification

Some Corals May Survive Oceanic Acidification

The encouraging conclusion belongs to a new study

 
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