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New Coral Reef Discovered In The Seychelles
October 23, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a previously unknown coral reef in the Seychelles. Diving revealed an extensive coral reef to the south of the island, at a depth which would not be visible to the ... > full story -
Rare Corals Breed Their Way Out Of Trouble
October 21, 2008 — Rare corals may be smarter than we thought. Faced with a dire shortage of mates of their own kind, new research suggests they may be able to cross-breed with certain other coral species to breed ... > full story -
Climate Change: Pushing Species To The Brink
October 13, 2008 — Thirty-five percent of the world's birds, 52 percent of amphibians and 71 percent of warm-water reef-building corals are likely to be particularly susceptible to climate change, the first results of ... > full story -
Diversity Of Plant-Eating Fishes May Be Key To Recovery Of Coral Reefs
October 8, 2008 — A report scheduled to be published this week in the early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that maintaining the proper balance of herbivorous fishes may ... > full story -
Turf Wars: Sand And Corals Don't Mix
October 8, 2008 — When reef fish get a mouthful of sand, coral reefs can drown. "We've known for a while that having a lot of sediment in the water is bad for corals and can smother them. What we didn't realize is how ... > full story -
Species Extinction By Asteroid A Rarity
October 7, 2008 — New research argues in favor of a "sick earth" mechanism for most extinctions, rather than external event like an asteroid ... > full story -
Fishy Future Written In The Genes
September 30, 2008 — The roadmap to the future of the gorgeously-decorated fish which throng Australia’s coral reefs may well be written in their genes. Of particular importance may be to protect ... > full story -
World’s Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered
September 24, 2008 — A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of the most powerful volcano-triggered tsunami found to date. Up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and weighing up to 1.6 million ... > full story -
Modest Carbon Dioxide Cutbacks May Be Too Little, Too Late For Coral Reefs
September 22, 2008 — How much carbon dioxide is too much? According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere need to be stabilized at levels low enough to "prevent ... > full story -
Explorers Find Hundreds Of Undescribed Corals, Other Species On Familiar Australian Reefs
September 18, 2008 — Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters off two islands on the Great Barrier Reef and a reef off northwestern Australia -- waters ... > full story
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