Latest Coral reefs News

Fourth mass coral bleaching prompts UN emergency session at Colombia biodiversity summit

Oct. 30, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

CALI, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations, scientists and governments made an urgent call Wednesday for increased funding to protect coral reefs under threat of extinction. Research this year shows that 77% of the world’s reefs are affected by bleaching, mainly due to warming...

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Aug. 30, 2024 02:53 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis...

US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M

Aug. 26, 2024 10:07 AM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country's national parks. The National Park Foundation, which...