Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise ...

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Here, healthy heads of lobe coral, Porites lobata, are surrounded by bleached rice coral, Montipora capitata, weakened by a marine heat wave. Rice coral is common around Hawaii and in the waters ...

A research diver encounters Porites evermanni coral in Hawai’i. Image courtesy of Keoki Stender. The new paper acknowledges that even if the world agrees to reduce carbon emissions, temperatures ...

Over 100 feet long, 300 years old, and visible from space, this colossal coral is the largest ever discovered, supporting diverse marine life. Known as “Big Momma,” this coral is 33 feet high ...

The previous coral record was thought to be held by a Porites coral in American Samoa, which had a circumference of 69 metres. Loading “The ocean provides for our livelihoods and has contributed ...

In the south-west Pacific, off the coast of one of the tropical Solomon Islands, a giant structure beneath the water’s surface has just been identified as the world’s largest known coral.

UC Davis and University of Georgia will use the resilient coral species Porites lobata as a model organism. Controlled experiments will measure the effects of various wound types and intensities on ...