A brutal disease is ravaging Florida’s reefs. Stony coral tissue loss disease first cropped up in 2014 in the shallow waters near Miami, before spreading north along the coast as well as south and ...

"The Florida reef is being decimated by something called stony coral tissue loss disease," she said. Since the disease is transmitted through water, the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

The team’s worst fears had been realized: Stony coral tissue loss disease had arrived in Dry Tortugas. By the time they’d finished surveying the area the following day, the tally of infected colonies ...

A bacterial strain from healthy corals could slow the progression and prevent transmission of the destructive stony coral tissue loss disease in the wild. Mariella is an assistant editor at The ...

In the tropical Atlantic, stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is particularly severe due to its rapid spread, high infection rates, and significant mortality. Antibiotics are the most commonly ...

She said the corals have been wiped out mostly by stony coral tissue loss disease, and bleaching from extreme heat. Bennett said they're now at risk for extinction. "It really is an emergency for ...