coral

The remotely operated vehicle, called Taurus, has a mission in late July. It will be able to take tissue samples from sharks and help repair coral communities.

Barely one-fifth of the staghorn corals survived, and elkhorn corals weren't even found at two of the five reefs surveyed.

University of Miami scientists are trying to provide a genetic lifeline to Florida’s ailing reef, hoping to outpace a wave of lethal bleaching spreading from the Florida Keys.

The scorching waters could already be spelling trouble for vulnerable corals ahead of the hottest part of summer.

A group of scientists and volunteers in Key West is taking steps to revitalize local coral reefs.Key West’s Mote Marine Lab is heading up an effort to…