In 2016, the Great Barrier Reef experienced the worst mass bleaching event on record due to a marine heat wave, sapping the corals' color and making them more vulnerable. Now scientists believe that ...

A team of researchers is developing a solution using robotics and manufacturing techniques to help grow a million new corals each year. Erica is a CNET en español Senior Content Producer. She has ...

Researchers have developed new technologies to create a carbonate skeleton that could substantially speed up the rate of coral growth. A team of researchers from the King Abdullah University of ...

Coral restoration could become easier and quicker with the use of 3D printing. As the technology matures, it could be used to rapidly and reliably create support structures for corals to grow on.

The other option is to simply 3D-print the replica skeleton directly out of the calcium carbonate ink, which cures as it's deposited on the print bed. In either case, the finished product is then ...

Researchers tested how well staghorn coral skeletons withstand the forces of nature and humans in a new study. The findings will inform efforts to successfully transplant nursery-reared coral into the ...

Acropora corals with colorful bleaching in New Caledonia. (Photo courtesy The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey) (CN) — Some coral reefs are adapting to warming ocean temperatures by making ...

It has long been recognized that a suite of proteins exists in coral skeletons that is critical for the oriented precipitation of calcium carbonate crystals, yet these proteins remain poorly ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

During the last global coral bleaching event in 2023 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef experienced the highest temperatures for centuries and widespread bleaching. With bleaching events becoming more ...