Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Two years ago almost to the day, my wife Tracy and I found ourselves ...

Scientists are racing against time to save Florida's dying coral reef through an ambitious project following a rare annual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tracy Woody, owner of Jeri's Seafood, checks on samples of oysters dredged from the water on Friday, June 14, 2024 in Galveston ...

As South Florida braces for what experts predict could be another record-breaking hot summer, coral scientists are racing against time to protect one of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems. With ...

FIRST the bad news. The planet’s coral reefs are up against it. They face a barrage of threats: burial by sediment eroding from deforested lands, strangulation by algae thriving on fertiliser runoff, ...

Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

In a study recently published in Nature, two researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University make a case for coral reefs. But it’s not the normal plea nor ...

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Evolutionary expert Misha Matz makes a splash with a controversial proposal that could save Caribbean coral reefs. Misha Matz. Photo credit: Eileen Chong. Despite only covering 1% of the global ...

Oyster reefs snaking along Texas' Gulf Coast are the backbone of the marine ecosystem, providing essential habitat for sea life, water purification and shoreline protection. The building blocks of ...