Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands ...

Using ecological and marine environmental conditions, the Multi-Factor Coral Disease Risk product predicts the risk of two diseases across reefs in the central and western Pacific and along the east ...

Coral restoration programs are expanding to revive coral populations and ecosystem services, but local and global stressors such as coral disease and water pollution still threaten coral survival. A ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (January 20, 2026) — Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI ), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms ...

Research led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has led to a new tool for forecasting coral disease that could help conservationists step in at the right ...

In a surprising twist in the ongoing battle against Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), new research suggests that rising sea surface temperatures, often seen as a threat to coral, may actually ...

HONOLULU–Coral researchers in Hawaii recently developed a new early warning system that forecasts how likely it is for two common diseases to afflict those vital marine animals in the Pacific, and it ...

A new study shows stony coral tissue loss disease is causing drastic changes in the Caribbean's population of corals, which is sure to disrupt the delicate balance of the ecosystem and threaten marine ...

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When Derick Walker looked at his tank filled with colorful fish, searching for food in the gravel, he felt the urge to explore the environment outside of his home aquarium. The pang of exploration ...

Most coral disease detection today relies on visual surveys by divers, often identifying disease only after significant damage has occurred. This limits the ability of scientists and reef managers to ...

Research led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has led to a new tool for forecasting coral disease that could help conservationists step in at the right ...