![The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean? The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/81713258073_TBCoralreefjpg.jpg)
The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?
Bleaching is triggered by water temperature anomalies that cause corals to expel the colorful algae living in their tissues.
Sun Apr 21 2024
!['It just dies': Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand's coral reefs 'It just dies': Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand's coral reefs](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/51672401004_coral.jpg)
'It just dies': Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand's coral reefs
Scientists believe overfishing, pollution and rising water temperatures because of climate change may be making the reefs more vulnerable to yellow-band disease.
Sat Dec 31 2022
![Scientists find that Hawaiian corals are surprisingly resilient to warming oceans Scientists find that Hawaiian corals are surprisingly resilient to warming oceans](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-03/61647582841_CoralReef.jpg)
Scientists find that Hawaiian corals are surprisingly resilient to warming oceans
In the absence of nutrient pollution, overfishing, bottom trawling, physical damage from tourism, the reef corals survive to ocean warming.
Fri Mar 18 2022
![Corals doomed even if global climate goals met: Study Corals doomed even if global climate goals met: Study](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-02/61644034206_CORAL.jpg)
Corals doomed even if global climate goals met: Study
The stark reality is that there is no safe limit of global warming for coral reefs, says lead author Adele Dixon.
Sat Feb 05 2022
![These researchers may have found a solution for protecting coral reefs These researchers may have found a solution for protecting coral reefs](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/51633153061_MICROBIOSME.jpg)
These researchers may have found a solution for protecting coral reefs
A new study identified genes in the microbiome of certain types of corals that may play a role in how reefs respond to heat stress.
Sat Oct 02 2021
![Thailand bans coral-damaging sunscreens Thailand bans coral-damaging sunscreens](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-08/41628314197_THAILAND.jpg)
Thailand bans coral-damaging sunscreens
Concerns are growing over lotions, used as protection from the tropical sun, are harming delicate, slow-growing corals.
Sat Aug 07 2021
![Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests. Scientists are racing to track whats left Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests. Scientists are racing to track whats left](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-04/61617974893_OCEAN.jpg)
Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests. Scientists are racing to track whats left
Human activity is helping destroy the equivalent of a soccer field of these seagrasses every 30 minutes around the world.
Sat Apr 10 2021
![Study: A coral's colour may tell of its resilience to climate change Study: A coral's colour may tell of its resilience to climate change](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-02/51614136719_CORAL.jpg)
Study: A coral's colour may tell of its resilience to climate change
Scientists found that corals with yellow-green colour morph were the most resilient to climate change.
Wed Feb 24 2021
!['Corals are being cooked': A third of Taiwan's reefs are dying 'Corals are being cooked': A third of Taiwan's reefs are dying](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-01/71610532541_ENVIRONMENT.jpg)
'Corals are being cooked': A third of Taiwan's reefs are dying
Half of Taiwan's reefs have been hit by bleaching with 31 per cent so badly impacted that they are dying and probably beyond saving.
Wed Jan 13 2021
![Corals can bounce back from bleaching, if humans don't ruin it: Study Corals can bounce back from bleaching, if humans don't ruin it: Study](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-12/61607505356_OCEAN.jpg)
Corals can bounce back from bleaching, if humans don't ruin it: Study
Only the corals undisturbed by human stress factors such as water pollution were more likely to survive the heatwave.
Wed Dec 09 2020
![New coral species discovered on seabed prized for mining potential New coral species discovered on seabed prized for mining potential](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-10/51603936121_coral.jpg)
New coral species discovered on seabed prized for mining potential
The corals were discovered on deep seamounts and ridges in the mineral-rich Prime Crust Zone.
Thu Oct 29 2020
![Bum-Bum Island as the first dedicated Macro Dive Site in Malaysia Bum-Bum Island as the first dedicated Macro Dive Site in Malaysia](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2019-06/51561381537_PulauBumBum.jpg)
Bum-Bum Island as the first dedicated Macro Dive Site in Malaysia
Other than muddy sediment, the dive site may consist dead corals, house or fish farm wrecks and other man made items that are trapped underwater.
Mon Jun 24 2019