Times Union

Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles ...
The Conversation

Invasive rats are changing fish behaviour on coral reefs – new study

Sally Keith receives funding from NERC. This research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Rachel L. Gunn, grant number NE/L002604/1), with Rachel L. Gunns studentship through ...
CNN

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds

The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points: the widespread death of coral reefs, according to ...
Mongabay

Seabird poop is recipe for coral recovery amid climate-driven bleaching

Researchers have found that nutrients from seabird poop led to a doubling of coral growth rates and faster recovery after bleaching events, promoting overall resilience. Islands with invasive rats, ...
The Conversation

Tracking tropical turtles deep down to the seabed reveals their feeding habits

Nicole Esteban receives funding from the Bertarelli Foundation as part of the Bertarelli Programme in Marine Science (grant numbers BPMS-2017-4 and 820633). Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered ...