New study suggests climate change is happening too quickly for corals to adjust Scientists at the University of Sydney have ...

The 2024 El Nino, triggered mass bleaching and an unprecedented outbreak of black band disease that wiped out long-lived Goniopora corals on the Great Barrier Reef, showcasing the devastation extreme ...

This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now struggling to survive.

Coral has strong regeneration ability, which has been applied for coral production and biodiversity protection via tissue ball (TB) culture. However, the architecture, morphological processes, and ...

Goniopora coral cluster infected with black band disease at One Tree Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

UNIVERSITY of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier ...

Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80 per cent by ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new study has ...

Queensland scientists have been trying to combat coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, something that is of grave concern to environmentalists and governments alike. In an exclusive interview ...