MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever recorded, the coral reefs off the Florida coast are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they ...

Now scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School hope to unlock that secret and crossbreed the sturdier coral with Florida elkhorn as they work to buy more time for a shrinking reef ...

A lethal wave of coral bleaching spreading across Florida’s reef has reached eight other countries in the Caribbean, Atlantic and east Pacific, raising concerns that a global bleaching event ...

Temperatures at a reef managed by the Florida Aquarium were 91 degrees on July 6. The coral was completely healthy then, but when aquarium teams returned on July 19, all of the coral was bleached ...

Crazy warm ocean temperatures continue to wreak havoc among coral reefs in Florida and the Caribbean this summer, bleaching and killing corals and spawning urgent rescue operations. “After the ...

Read full article: Record warm ocean temperatures threaten Florida’s coral reef This photo provided by the University of Miami Coral Reef Futures Lab, shows fire coral and staghorn corals with ...

Read full article: Florida Coral Rescue Center marks 4 years working toward ‘Herculean goal’ FILE - Bleached coral is visible at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the ...

Their findings showed that the unique oceanographic conditions in Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park provided corals with an opportunity to flourish, enhancing both coral growth and survivorship ...

Spotted lobster pee appears to act like a repellent to coral predators, creating what a new study by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission describes as “a landscape of fear.” ...

Typically, the Florida Keys experience high temperatures in mid-August through early September, said Jessica Levy, director of restoration strategy at the Coral Restoration Foundation.