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Thailand is now welcoming Indians with open arms, but are its drought-hit islands really prepared for a tourism influx?
Thailand's tourism sector has been strategically easing visa regulations to attract visitors from k…
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“Untouchable” coral reefs in the deep Indian Ocean waters faced bleaching after 2019 warming, study finds
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have uncovered an alarming revelation — the deepest evidence…
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Indo-Pacific corals might end up dominating reefs just by being 'less picky' with their food, study shows
The study has indicated that in the coming years, Cladocopium (the genus that the five studied flex…
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Florida scientists are giving coral IVF treatments to help bolster dying reef
Coral reefs are experiencing mass bleaching and die-off events. Scientists are now looking for ways…
Hannah Getahun
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How coral reefs turn vegetarian to thrive in oceans low in nutrients
Coral reefs thrive in parts of the world's oceans that are low in nutrients. This mystery has puzzl…
PTI
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The safest place for some species of Florida coral? Land.
Researchers are moving some species of coral to land in order to preserve what's left of them follo…
Katie Hawkinson
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Photos from the Great Barrier Reef show corals unleashing a colorful storm of eggs and sperm
Warming ocean waters have hurt Australia's coral populations, but a local scientist says seeing the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists reproduced Atlantic coral in a laboratory for the first time. Aquarium-grown coral could save America's 'Great Barrier Reef.'
"It's quite possible that we just had our last wild spawning of pillar coral this year," Keri O'Nei…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Great Barrier Reef is struggling to revive from climate change-led destruction
The Great Barrier Reef, home to 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 vari…
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A giant 'blob' of hot water more than twice the size of California threatens the survival of fish and coral near New Zealand
Other underwater ecosystems are also put at risk as waters warm. Higher sea temperatures make it di…
Aylin Woodward
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All the terrible things that would happen if all the coral reefs died off
We're currently facing the worst bleaching of coral reefs ever known in history, but what would hap…
Uma Sharma,Kevin Reilly
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'The saddest dive of my life': A diver's before-and-after photos reveal the death of a coral reef
Coral bleaching happens when warm waters cause corals to expel the algae living in their tissues an…
Aylin Woodward
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Hawaii is about to ban some of the most popular sunscreens because they could be killing off coral reefs
Many of the previous studies on corals have been done in the lab, and the chemicals are usually pre…
Hilary Brueck
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Here's why certain sunscreens are so dangerous for coral that Hawaii banned them - and what you should use instead
For one thing, the ban itself may have limited effect. When it goes into effect, it'll ban the sale…
Kevin Loria
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Coral around the world are turning bright white - and it signals something ominous
We're in the midst of the worst coral bleaching event in recorded history. Coral bleaching is the n…
Jessica Orwig
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Half of the Great Barrier Reef has died since 2016 - here's what happens if all coral reefs on Earth die off
One-third of the 3,863 reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef - the largest, most extensive reef…
Kevin Loria
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About 50% of the world's coral reefs have died. Without protection from reefs, coastal cities will see skyrocketing flood damage, a new study says.
As humans have burned fossil fuels, the heat-trapping gases they emit have accumulated in the atmos…
Kevin Loria
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What happens to sharks, dolphins, alligators, and other marine life during a hurricane? Experts explain why the storm's aftermath is often more deadly
Hurricanes bring wind and rain, but it's often environmental effects, such as freshwater flooding, …
Jenny McGrath
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Good news for marine life? Study finds ocean oxygen levels remained high even as seas seared in the ancient past
Global warming-exacerbated oxygen loss from the oceans significantly stresses marine life. The ocea…
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Visit these popular tourist traps before they succumb to climate change
Most of these places are severely threatened by rising ocean levels that stand to erase large swath…