Global responses to climate change vary across ecosystems. Identifying coral reefs that can persist despite extreme warming is crucial for guiding research, policy, and management. Resilience framewo...

Researchers in Australia have achieved a breakthrough: corals with boosted heat tolerance, bred for survival in a warming world.

From the air, Ningaloo Reef looks untouched - full of colour and life. But beneath the surface, things are changing fast.

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Australia’s Ningaloo Reef is sick, like many coral reefs around the world. And scientists warn reef restoration projects are no substitute for climate action.

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Western Australia has been hit by marine heatwaves since August, and now coral is bleaching in large areas along the coast from World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef to Ashmore Reef.

Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi

We quantified the fitness consequences of changes in symbiont communities under a simulated heatwave in early life-history stages of Montipora digitata by tracking changes in their growth, survival, ...