ATLANTA - Corals in Florida are dying in record numbers due to historically high water temperatures off the Florida Keys. The Georgia Aquarium is part of a select group working to save and restore the ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — Biologists from The Florida Aquarium are spawning thousands of coral to help rebuild the state's coral reef. Funding from the state's Department of Environmental Protection is ...

The Tropical Reef Aquarium at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium reopened to the public in June 2024 following 2-1/2 years of restorations and repairs. The $7.09 million renovation project, which ...

Coral reefs, often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea,” are crucial to marine ecosystems, local economies and coastal protection. To restore these vital underwater structures, the University ...

In a lab at the University of Miami, there are tanks of knobby, tan-colored corals from Florida, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. They've been drafted into a sort of coral Olympics, as scientists look ...

Baby coral growing at The Florida Aquarium Coral Conservation and Research Center. Photo by Leah Burdick The Florida Aquarium’s Coral Conservation and Research Center is one of Florida’s top coral ...

FILE: Researchers say to help elkhorn coral survive, they need to be placed in shallow ocean locations with fast currents. KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Researchers from the Shedd Aquarium just returned from the Florida Keys and are sharing their findings on the impact of rising ocean temperatures. Those researchers focused their work ...

Important marine research is underway in Apollo Beach as researchers work to better understand the relationship between coral reefs and sea urchins—two species critical to the health of Florida’s ...