5 stories tagged coral-reefs, newest first.
103 points by giuliomagnifico | 62 comments
OIST research news release describing 'plasticorals', coral rubble fused with melted plastic found on Okinawa beaches, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin.
535 points by alkyon | 115 comments
Nature news article reporting that bleached coral fragments recover within days by forming tissue bridges with healthy neighbours that supply microalgae.
28 points by giuliomagnifico | 12 comments
Gizmodo article about scientists deploying underwater umbrella-like shades to protect coral reefs from bleaching, with early results suggesting it works.
341 points by speckx | 185 comments
Yale Environment 360 digest item, reproduced from Inside Climate News, on how blast fishing with explosives is damaging Indonesia's coral reefs.
383 points by speckx | 87 comments
Yale Environment 360 digest article, republished from Inside Climate News, on a thriving coral reef discovered off Benin in West Africa that was long presumed dead.