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 ...

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

A Coral Restoration Foundation staff member counts and monitors coral fragments after returning them to the nursery on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, off of the coast of Tavernier in the Florida Keys. These ...

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 ...

KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. (WSVN) - The relentless heatwave has been taking its toll not only on humans but also on marine life, particularly coral reefs. On Tuesday, a group of scientists from the University ...

KEY LARGO, FLA. (WSVN) - A cutting-edge mission is extending a lifeline for the Florida Keys’ precious coral reefs amid efforts to restore and save this delicate ecosystem. Video shared by the Florida ...

An undersea rescue mission is underway in the Florida Keys. Every day this week, boats, trucks and even a “coral bus” have arrived at the Keys Marine Laboratory in Long Key with precious cargo.

As Lindsay Beriault dove into the waters of Florida Keys, she was eager to adore the ocean's coral reef. When she opened her eyes, her emotions shifted from wonder to sorrow and grief. "As soon as I ...

Jeff Berardelli is a climate specialist and the Chief Meteorologist at News Channel 8. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In the Florida Keys, this is the face of climate change. Once colorful coral cities ...

To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents, scientists explained in a recent publication. To help rare ...

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 Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas. (Gavin Wright / Shedd Aquarium) Since ...