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An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and die-off from unprecedented water temperatures spreads across the Florida Keys.
The higher-than-normal sea surface temperatures off the coasts of the Sunshine State could cause a "nasty" coral bleaching event, experts say.
A University of Miami Professor who has studied the coral reef system for nearly 30 years says it is being threatened by the rising water temperatures and that could jeopardize marine life.
A University of Miami Professor who has studied the coral reef system for nearly 30 years says it is being threatened by the rising water temperatures and that could jeopardize marine life.
Record global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance.
Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection in the Florida Keys.
The Ocean-Shot Project launched in 2021 to develop a "massive, first-of-its-kind" coral reef restoration initiative in the Caribbean country Antigua and Barbuda.
Many people here in South Florida may not know the importance of coral reefs and what they mean not only to our ecosystem, marine life, buildings, and our wallets.
The Florida Senate is moving forward with proposals to better protect mangrove forests and clean up waters where millions of used tires were sunk in the past as part of an artificial-reef project.
As the sun sets over the Miami skyline, researchers from the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science set out for the ocean.
The team from the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science was on a mission to collect eggs and sperm from spawning staghorn coral, which they hope to use to fertilize other strains of staghorn corals in a lab.
A marine biologist and a musician have been on a 15-year mission to raise awareness about dying coral reefs by combining science and art to bring undersea life into pop culture.
An FIU marine biology Ph. D candidate is at the center of research that may provide hope for the future of coral reef restoration and conservation.
A proposal to name a coral-reef system after the late state Rep. Kristin Jacobs, a Broward County Democrat and leader on environmental issues, has gone to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Earth Day, which is officially marked on April 22, is about saving the environment and that includes our oceans.
The Super Bowl may be over but its environmental mission to save Florida's coral reefs is still underway with the 100 Yards of Hope coral reef restoration project which is now focused on returning long-spine sea urchins to Rainbow Reef off Key Biscayne.
NFL's Green Week in Tampa ahead of the Super Bowl is being felt in South Florida with the continued restoration of a section of Florida's endangered coral reef.
A new report sounds an alarm on challenges with the nation's ecosystem including a major decline in coral reefs around Florida.
The Florida Aquarium has made a breakthrough that will help save "America's Great Barrier Reef," the third largest coral reef in the world and is found just off the coast of the Florida Keys.
The Miami Super Bowl Host Committee announced plans for a special coral reef restoration project on Wednesday.
A group of military veterans is on a new mission.
nvestigators surrounded a home in Richmond Heights with guns drawn Tuesday morning.
A study by the United Nations found most coral reefs could be gone in 30 years.
The beauty of South Florida's coastline isn't just skin deep.
Definitely in this next wave of "big man" talent that has emerged over the past year in Miami-Dade.
