With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that could help promote coral larvae settlement and restore these underwater ecosystems before it's too late.

When the researchers applied the gel, called SNAP-X, to surfaces in lab experiments it increased coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times compared to untreated surfaces. SNAP-X could help overcome a ...

Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San ...

Endangered coral reefs could be saved by a special ink, according to new research. The bio-ink, called SNAP-X, was engineered by American scientists to help promote coral larvae settlement and ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a substance that can attract coral larvae, which could overcome an obstacle of reef restoration efforts, it was announced Wednesday.

(Photo by Chris Wall/UCSD) Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a substance which can attract coral larvae, which could overcome an obstacle of reef restoration efforts, it was announced ...

Pacific Daily News May 1, 2025 May 1, 2025 0 The task force leading U.S. efforts to preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems recognized the coral reef and fisheries conservation work of three ...

APOLLO BEACH — In the race to save Florida’s coral reef from extinction, hope comes in many shapes and sizes. At The Florida Aquarium’s coral breeding lab, it looks like hundreds of knobby ...

It could become the world’s “last coral refuge” as global heating eradicates reefs elsewhere, researchers say. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said this year that most shallow ...

Credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego. Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy ...

Chantae Reden On a small islet just east of the main island and directly across from the InterContinental Le Moana Bora Bora Resort, you'll find a gorgeous coral reef. Some aptly call it the ...

Coral reefs are environmental hot spots. Image in public domain. The oceans are getting hotter and coral reefs are burning up. These undersea cities, built over centuries by tiny animals called ...