Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those ...

Thanks to corals’ deep-sea cousins, even the most extreme environmental changes—global warming or sudden, severe variations ...

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Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

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In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had transplanted as part of our ...

A 2023 marine heat wave laid waste to elkhorn and staghorn coral, which have thrived for centuries off Florida’s coast. Elkhorn and staghorn coral have dominated the Caribbean’s coral reef systems for ...

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Carly D. Kenkel has received funding from NSF, NOAA, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, the Mary Gard ...

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem. By Catrin Einhorn After a searing ocean ...