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"Coral reefs are bleaching in extreme heat. Could underwater umbrellas save them?"
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Could underwater umbrellas help corals survive hotter seas?
Underwater shades could help corals survive extreme heat, but researchers stress that they’re not a catch-all solution.

"Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics"
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Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics
Coral dying from heat stress was revived after scientists use probiotic and post-biotic treatments in open seas for the the first time.

"Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage"
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Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage
Underwater umbrellas could protect coral reefs from heat—and even partly reverse the bleaching, according to a new study by Florida scientists. Temporary shades placed over particularly vulnerable Caribbean corals can mitigate damage from high sea temperatures driven by global warming, which turns them ghostly white—and eventually kills them. Restoring dead reefs is possible, but the […]

"Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study"
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Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study
As a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) off the coast of Saudi Arabia reacted differently than other corals. They’d been treated with probiotics, beneficial bacteria isolated from healthy corals, and those treatments prevented the corals from bleaching, scientists now report. […]

"Singapore’s plan to merge several islands could wipe out coral reefs"
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Singapore's plan to merge several islands could wipe out coral reefs
SINGAPORE — “For seven thousand years, Singapore has changed around these reefs,” says Debby Ng, a Singaporean biologist who studies the city-state’s shrinking coastlines of seagrasses, mangroves and corals. “They are still here.” Despite colonization, war, shipping and industrialization, reefs a few kilometers south of Singapore’s gleaming shoreline have endured. “It would be a tragedy […]

"Scuba divers underestimate how much damage they do to coral reefs – we’ve watched hundreds to find out why"
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Scuba divers underestimate how much damage they do to coral reefs – we’ve watched hundreds to find out why
As part of our research we interviewed and followed hundreds of scuba divers.

"A coral reef thought dead for 60 years is teeming with life"
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A coral reef thought dead for 60 years is teeming with life
More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking coral patches supporting multiple fish species more than 50 meters beneath the surface. The discovery suggests West Africa’s coastal waters may contain other overlooked reefs that have yet to be documented.

"Global coral reefs get less time to recover as oceans heat up, report finds"
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Global coral reefs get less time to recover as oceans heat up, report finds
The world’s coral reefs are losing both hard coral cover and, just as critically, the time they need to recover between increasingly frequent marine heat waves, according to the most comprehensive global reef assessment yet. Released Aug. 31 by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), the “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2025” […]

"Bomb Fishing Is Wreaking Havoc on Indonesia’s Coral Reefs"
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Bomb Fishing Is Wreaking Havoc on Indonesia's Coral Reefs