Antibiotics like amoxicillin are the most common treatment method that marine biologists use to stop SCTLD’s spread. However, this comes with side effects like increased antibiotic resistance–just ...

Scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in already infected ...

In a surprising twist in the ongoing battle against Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), new research suggests that rising sea surface temperatures, often seen as a threat to coral, may actually ...

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a ...

DENVER — Two weeks ago, a Southwest flight landed in Denver with special cargo. In it, 30 colonies of coral from 10 different species rescued off the coast of Florida where a disease is threatening to ...

A great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) colony infected with stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) on the coral reef in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The lesion, where the white band of tissue occurs, ...

This coral in Fish Bay, St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands) shows the rapid progression of stony coral tissue loss disease. Observed and sampled during the study, it appeared dark brown and healthy in July ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An unprecedented expedition into the unknown… A disease called stony coral tissue loss was sweeping across Florida’s Coral Reefs.

Around the world, coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures, deteriorating water conditions, and diseases ...

Vulnerable, young corals in Florida's reef are being protected with biodegradable, 3D-printed cages in an effort to prevent lab-grown coral from being eaten by natural predators at sea. Keri O'Neil, ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 1 billion people worldwide “benefit either directly or indirectly from the ecosystem services coral reefs provide.” ...

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