On a boat off the coast of an island near Abu Dhabi, marine scientist Hamad al-Jailani feels the corals, picked from the reef nursery and packed in a box of seawater, and studies them carefully, making sure they haven’t lost their colour. “We try to grow them from very small fragments up to — now some of them have reached …
As global temperatures continue to rise, corals around the world are being subject to more stress, with many bleaching in response. Researchers from Zoological Society London have revealed how vital nutrients in dolphin poo can enhance coral reef productivity and resilience. Researchers from Zoological Society London have revealed how vital nutrients in dolphin poo can enhance coral reef productivity and …
It was the silence of the sea that first rattled the teenage snorkeler, followed by a sense of horror as she saw the coral below had been drained of its kaleidoscopic color. This once-vibrant site on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef — a site she’d previously likened to a busy capital city — had become a ghost town, the victim of …
As climate activists urge the world leaders to shift from fossil fuel to renewables and listen to the scientists, a recent research has presented another grim report regarding nature’s creation, the Great Barrier Reef. According to Townsville-based Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, the renowned natural beauty near Australia has lost half of its corals over …