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The U.S. Virgin Islands Becomes the First American Jurisdiction to Ban Common Chemical Sunscreens

The new law, passed unanimously in the U.S. Virgin Islands’ legislature on June 25th, targets three UV-blocking chemicals found in most mainstream commercial sunscreen products.

Heather Gies

Environment

Why Some Coral Habitats Are Expanding Due to Rising Ocean Temperatures

While it may seem like a good thing, coral habitat replacing seaweed could be seriously detrimental to marine habitats off the coast of Japan and in the Mediterranean.

Gina Mantica

Left: Reef Design Lab's newest Modular Artificial Reef Structure in the Maldives stands 8.2 feet tall with a 13-square-foot footprint. Right: 3-D printing reefs allows researchers to experiment with restoration methods, such as how coral fragments are attached to reefs (here, using zip ties).

Environment

A New Approach to Marine Restoration: 3-D Printing Coral Reefs With Ceramic

Australian group Reef Design Labs submerged a 3-D-printed artificial coral reef last month in the Maldives, with the hope that this advanced engineering method will help coral regeneration efforts.

David Klinges

A school of fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay on January 15th, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Environment

This Satellite-Based Monitoring System Could Be a Game-Changer for Coral Reef Conservation

An innovative monitoring system would allow researchers, policymakers, and environmentalists to track reef damaging events across the globe in near-real time.

Rhett A. Butler

Oil burns during a controlled fire on May 6th, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Environment

Monitoring Deep-Sea Coral to Measure BP Oil Spill Fallout

The Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Mexican Gulf is still the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history, and its effects will be felt for decades to come.

Lauren Zanolli

Environment

Polynesian Corals Say No to Diversity

When it comes to the symbiotic relationship between reef-building corals and energy-producing algae, “the more the merrier” has…

Trish Reynales