Porites evermanni. (Photo credit: Keoki Stender) The eight most common species of coral around the islands can adapt to ocean…
From the deep sea to the arctic frontier and tropical coastlines, corals have formed the foundations of many ecosystems. Coral…
Photo: This colony of Spiny Flower Coral (Mussa angulosa) shows sections that are partially bleached, completely bleached, and even some…
Rising ocean temperatures can bleach corals, like these off of Papua New Guinea. Jurgen Freund/NPL/Minden Pictures Scientists say the world’s…
October 3, 2017 — The NOAA research vessel Hiialakai returned Saturday from a 25-day trip to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands…