Rising sea levels could force marine life towards poles

Such a move could put sea creatures at extreme peril

The ill effects

Warming climate spawns disease epidemics

Bleached to death

As ocean waters get warmer, coral reefs look even paler this year

Coral conservation will make us wealthier

Bad break-up in warm waters: Why marine sponges suffer with rising temperatures

The answer might lie in the breakdown of the symbiosis between the host and its microbes

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Park may be denotified

Disastrous blooms

Nitrogen floating in Florida Bay in the US is fueling algal blooms and killing coral reefs

Sunscreens damage corals; and this should bother India too

Thailand recently banned sunscreen from its marine national parks; should India follow suit?

Climate change, tourism and the Great Barrier Reef: what we know

Adding complexity to the issue, there is debate locally as to how widespread the coral bleaching reported by scientists really is  

Fish on the front burner

Marine species likely to top CITES meet agenda

The coast is not clear

A new report paints a grim picture of the world's coastal areas

After Great Barrier Reef, bleaching kills 70 per cent of Japan’s coral reef

Coral in the Sekisei lagoon in Okinawa has turned dark brown and is covered with algae, according to a government study

Coral from current

Bleached corals

Cultivating corals

An uphill task

Sustainability still a long way off, says Worldwatch

Fade to black

Coral reefs in the Andaman Sea are losing their colour, owing to extensive bleaching. Experts say global warming is to blame

In troubled waters

Coral fish, found in the waters of Southeast Asia, are falling prey to the greed of restaurateurs

US activists, politicians demand FDA reclassify ‘Toxic 3 Os’ used in sunscreen

Oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene pose a threat to public health, marine life and coral reefs, according to latest research

Survival at stake

Will corals that have survived Nature's occasional acts of destruction through the centuries survive 50 years of human pressure?

In warm waters

Global warming is responsible for coral bleaching, say experts. And if climate change goes unchecked death of corals could mean the death knell …

On the trail of tsunami

Since the 2004 tsunami, scientists have moved closer to understanding and predicting its trigger, the tectonic earthquake. Are governments …

Neptune's sorrows

Corals are to the oceans what tropical rainforests are to land. Known as Neptune's goblets, they are a vital link in the marine ecosystem and, in …