Batfish saviour of corals

Sunscreens damage corals; and this should bother India too

Thailand recently banned sunscreen from its marine national parks; should India follow suit?

Climate change, tourism and the Great Barrier Reef: what we know

Adding complexity to the issue, there is debate locally as to how widespread the coral bleaching reported by scientists really is  

The coast is not clear

A new report paints a grim picture of the world's coastal areas

Cures from the sea

oral controls viral growth, may help treat cancer

Bleached corals

Coral from current

According to reports

After Great Barrier Reef, bleaching kills 70 per cent of Japan’s coral reef

Coral in the Sekisei lagoon in Okinawa has turned dark brown and is covered with algae, according to a government study

Cultivating corals

An uphill task

Sustainability still a long way off, says Worldwatch

Fade to black

Coral reefs in the Andaman Sea are losing their colour, owing to extensive bleaching. Experts say global warming is to blame

In troubled waters

Coral fish, found in the waters of Southeast Asia, are falling prey to the greed of restaurateurs

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Survival at stake

Will corals that have survived Nature's occasional acts of destruction through the centuries survive 50 years of human pressure?

In warm waters

Global warming is responsible for coral bleaching, say experts. And if climate change goes unchecked death of corals could mean the death knell …

US activists, politicians demand FDA reclassify ‘Toxic 3 Os’ used in sunscreen

Oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene pose a threat to public health, marine life and coral reefs, according to latest research

On the trail of tsunami

Since the 2004 tsunami, scientists have moved closer to understanding and predicting its trigger, the tectonic earthquake. Are governments …

Neptune's sorrows

Corals are to the oceans what tropical rainforests are to land. Known as Neptune's goblets, they are a vital link in the marine ecosystem and, in …

El Nino threatens Great Barrier Reef

The warm current may kill a rugged coral variety that would have otherwise lived for centuries

Scientists accidentally discover parasite that doesn't breathe oxygen

The parasite did not have mitochondrial genome and therefore, did not perform aerobic respiration, according to researchers

Out of danger because the UN said so? Hardly — the Barrier Reef is still in hot water

Incremental efforts to save the reef, such as looking for heat-tolerant “supercorals” or replanting baby coral, now look …

Coral reefs on decline due to overfishing, pollution fuelled by climate change

Higher ocean temperatures and other threats are leading to worldwide decline of Coral Reefs

Coral bleaching comes to the Great Barrier Reef as record-breaking global temperatures continue

Rapidly warming ocean temperatures present a serious threat to coral reefs, the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems

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