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Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer

Three main factors converge to intensify hurricanes. The first is that as the world in general warms, so too do the oceans. Water evaporating off the surface rises, releasing heat that fuels the developing hurricane. The warmer a patch of…

Corals that recover from bleaching still struggle to breed

A marine biologist inspects bleached coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images Although coral reefs can recover from bleaching, those subjected to heat stress have a lower reproductive output, researchers have found. This…