University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.

Since the Ice Age, elkhorn and staghorn corals off Florida’s southern coast have been stacking their skeletons into elaborate, branching homes for parrotfish, eels and octopuses. “They’ve been the ...

Monroe County and Friends of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park invite residents and visitors to celebrate America’s 250th ...

Key Largo, the northernmost and longest of the Florida Keys, is a top destination for divers and snorkelers alike. Bordered ...

The Florida Keys are synonymous with sparkling turquoise waters, towering palm trees, striking sunrises and sunsets, and ...

A study published in the journal Coral Reefs reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)—a foundational species in Caribbean reef ...

A coral reef restoration group is warning that rising ocean temperatures are putting Florida's coral reef in danger of catastrophic loss. The Coral Restoration Foundation, a group centered around ...

Coral reefs play a vital role in the overall health of the planet. And off the coast of Florida, they're in jeopardy, as the relentless heat continues. The Coral Restoration Foundation said in one ...

KEY LARGO - Divers with Reef Renewal, a Florida Keys-based coral restoration group, have begun moving small coral colonies from a successful shallow coral nursery located in the Florida Keys National ...

Heat and haze stick around Thursday with feels-like temperatures up to 105 degrees. A Code Orange air quality alert is in effect. by Kevin Kotwas and Tonya McCleary KEY WEST, FL (Amazing America TV) — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A diver surveys corals off Florida. After a marine heat wave in 2023, 97.8% to 100% of elkhorn and staghorn corals died in the ...