Tag: Kiribati

  • Scientists were able to duplicate this coral reef

    Scientists were able to duplicate this coral reef

    Scientists at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography have found that coral reefs around the world, including the one in Kiribati, are dying because of human-induced climate change. The scientists said that over 50% of the coral reefs they had been studying were destroyed by ocean warming between 2015 and 2016. They also found that some…

  • The Coral Reefs are dying and the Robots want to save them

    The Coral Reefs are dying and the Robots want to save them

    Scientists in Kiribati have created a ‘Coral Maker’ that can transport live coral fragments to and from the damaged reef. The prototype of the ‘Coral Maker’ skeleton is dome-shaped and has six plugs where live corals can be placed. Scientists said that even thousands of upgraded corals onto damaged reefs will not be enough to…