Tag Archives: coral

[ad_1] What are the alternatives? Not all sunscreens are "toxic reef." But "some of the sunscreens are going to be expensive, which is a disincentive," Dr. Ward said. "I'm sure I will …

[ad_1] Palau, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, will be one of the most common types of sunscreen in the world. President Tommy Remengesau signed new legislation last week that will …

[ad_1] HONOLULU — Pioneering coral reef scientist Ruth Gates, who dedicated much of her career to saving the world’s fragile and deteriorating underwater reef ecosystems, has died. She was 56. Gates died …

[ad_1] New research suggests that higher ocean temperatures and coral bleaching also cause rapid behavioral changes in reef fish. For two years, an international team of researchers spent more than 600 hours …

[ad_1] A photo of a coral bleaching event under water. Ruth Gates, a renowned marine biologist who pioneered super corals, has passed away. She was diagnosed with brain cancer five months ago. …

[ad_1] Dr. Ruth Gates in his lab (courtesy Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology) In the world of 24-hour news battling tragedy, mass shooting or medium-term politics, calm human moments are often lost. …

[ad_1] Ninety-five percent of the corals were bleached in November 2015, but still alive when the WHOI team visited Jarvis during the peak of the 2015-16 El Nino. Credit: Thomas M. DeCarlo, …

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Today, Paul G. Allen Philanthropies and a consortium of partners, including Carnegie, unveiled the Allen Coral Atlas, a pioneering effort that uses high-resolution satellite imagery and advanced …

[ad_1] Even after his death, the philanthropic initiatives of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen continue to manifest themselves. Today, Paul G. Allen Philanthropies and its consortium of partners unveiled Allen Coral Atlas, a …

[ad_1] Coral reefs are the rain forests of the ocean. They are beacons of biodiversity that is a quarter of the world and provide food and livelihoods to more than half a …