A substance developed at UC San Diego improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated ...

A new study reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) -- a foundational species in Caribbean reef ecosystems -- from the devastating ...

The researchers at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Jacobs School of Engineering developed the gel, SNAP-X, ...

Friday, May 16 is National Endangered Species Day. It is important to raise awareness of some of the most critically ...

A new study published in the journal Coral Reefs reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving ...

The mission was so remote that often the closest humans to the vessel were on the International Space Station. View on ...

A new bioengineered ink dramatically boosts coral larvae settlement. The oceans are getting hotter and coral reefs are ...

X, engineered by California scientists promotes coral larvae populations to restore threatened ocean ecosystems.

Experiments for this study were conducted on the Hawaiian stony coral species Montipora capitata. More experiments are needed to show that SNAP-X can work with other corals from other regions. Image ...

When baby corals are hunting for a new home, they float around the water column until they find somewhere to settle down and ...

With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that could help promote coral larvae settlement and restore these underwater ecosystems before it's too late.