Researchers have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida's coral reefs ...

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 ...

Researchers have found the first probiotic treatment that stops or slows a disease that has been killing Caribbean corals, and prevents its spread to healthy corals. The new approach provides an ...

Inside a Manhattan lab at Cornell’s Weill Medical College, next to rooms with scientists working on biomedical research, sit large glass tanks filled with ocean water, sand, and fragments of coral ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The University of North Carolina Wilmington announced that Blake Ushijima, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology, is helping efforts to ...

Corals that appear healthy are more prone to getting sick when they're home to too many parasitic bacteria, new research shows. Corals that appear healthy are more prone to getting sick when they're ...

In the depths of the ocean, marine corals have evolved intricate, porous structures that shelter diverse microbial communities. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Now, ...