Deadly Epidemic Sweeping Across the Red Sea, Killing Sea Urchins by Stripping Their Flesh and Turning Them Into Skeletons

Medicine & Technology May 31, 2023

Researchers have announced a concerning trend of significant mortality among sea urchins in the Gulf of Eilat, Israel, which threatens the valuable coral reef ecosystems in the Red Sea. Read the article to learn more details.

Mexico Lake's 3-Billion-Year-Old Underwater Lifeforms in Danger?

Aug 03, 2021

Experts said that Laguna Bacalar in Mexico is facing an ecological calamity due to pollution.

Unique Conditions of Japan’s Shikine Island May Hold Answers On How To Save Coral Reefs And Other Marine Life

Apr 19, 2017

Shikine Island has been discovered to present unique underwater conditions that will help scientists in their search for solutions to save coral reefs and other marine life.

Caribbean Coral Reefs Now Has New Hope With The Global Coral Restoration Project

Apr 13, 2017

The Caribbean Coral Reefs, along with other reefs in the world, now has an increasing death toll. If no actions are done to save it, all coral reefs in the world can be wiped out in a decade. New efforts are in place to find a way to cure and rehabilitate reefs all over the world.

Overfishing Leads to Aggressive Competition in Caribbean Coral Reefs

Apr 28, 2015

While they may make great loofas, in the coral communities of the Caribbean reefs sponges are a greater threat than perhaps even humans. Aggressive competitors for resources and space, these nefarious neighbors have been known to use shading, smothering, snot and even toxins to kill their coral counterparts, literally living on what’s left of their remains. And without many natural predators, these sponges continue to damage reef-building corals unless kept under control.