Iconic Reefs (M:IR) provided critical context for a new research paper published in Science that reports the functional ...

A record 2023 heat wave all but eradicated two species of coral that historically served as the backbone of Florida's reefs, ...

The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help ...

In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, ...

Two of Florida’s Acropora reef-building coral species had become functionally extinct across Florida’s coral reef.

In a grim study, a team of nearly 50 researchers concludes that extreme ocean heat killed off two crucial coral species that ...

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any ...

Two corals off the Florida coast are now functionally extinct after a 2023 heatwave, according to new research published in ...

CN — Two species of coral in the Florida Reef are now “functionally extinct” as a result of an unprecedented 2023 marine heat ...

Antler coral can host different types of algae, sometimes resulting in differences in color. Thomas Kline / Design Pics via Getty Images As global temperatures spike to new highs and heat waves pass ...

Nearly all of Florida’s Acropora coral colonies are now dead, a dramatic downfall linked to a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023.

A new study by scientists investigating the impact of 2023’s record-breaking marine heatwave on Florida’s coral reef has ...