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Modern coral science is racing forward, providing many novel insights into how reefs function and may withstand stresses caused by warming and acidifying oceans. These insights are vital to coral conservation, but the work is often done in labs that are located far from reefs in countries that are not on the frontlines of climate change. Here we present some new tools for diagnosing coral health in the field and discuss why it is critical to make them available to reef managers to empower coral conservation at the local level.
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Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called “coral bleaching”—a sign of mass coral death—has been accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.

David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.