Coral reefs, among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, face an existential threat from the increasing frequency and intensity of coral bleaching events driven by global warming. While much of the ...

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Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

Mass coral bleaching occurs when unusually warm ocean temperatures disrupt the partnership between corals and the microscopic algae that supply most of their energy, leaving corals weakened and often ...