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The human gut is full of microbes. Some microbes can make people sick, while others are responsible for balancing gut health. But humans aren't the only species whose health depends on these ...

How can you protect what you don’t understand? In the Maldives, a pioneering coral-monitoring project is combining AI, 3D ...

The 2019 heat wave that struck Mo'orea—a volcanic island in French Polynesia—swept through its coral reefs like an invisible wildfire. Colorful, lively corals bleached into ghostly, chalk-white ...

Coral reefs are under growing heat stress, but a new field test suggests researchers may have another tool to help them cope.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Two years ago almost to the day, my wife Tracy and I found ourselves ...

Explore Windley Key in the Florida Keys, where ancient coral fossils, shaded trails, and historic quarry walls reveal a reef ...

Florida's coral reefs have suffered drastic decline due to disease outbreaks and storm damage. A family's initiative to restore coral fragments ignited a pioneering restoration project. This approach ...

Snorkeling Australia’s Great Barrier Reef brought me face-to-face with giant clams, colorful coral gardens, clownfish, and a famously friendly Māori wrasse.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A yellowtail parrotfish swims along a coral reef in Miami, Florida. Parrotfish are important for a reef’s health and are frequent ...

The study underscores the crucial role of microbes in maintaining coral reef health, akin to the human gut microbiome. Hurricanes and disease outbreaks affect coral reef water microbial communities, ...