Cody Jackson and Freida Frisaro | Associated Press

Researchers say to help elkhorn coral survive, they need to be placed in shallow ocean locations with fast currents.

Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami's coast. The reef was devastated by coral bleaching two years ago. The team is introducing corals from Honduras to increase the reef's resilience to rising ocean temperatures.

People look on as an adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly-Dally, whose front flipper was amputated after she was rescued in January suffering from predator wounds, crawls toward the Atlantic Ocean after being released, on the beach in front of Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

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Dilly Dally the sea turtle returns to the ocean after flipper amputation

Cody Jackson and Freida Frisaro | Associated Press

The turtle was brought to Loggerhead Marinelife Center in January suffering from predator wounds to the front flipper. The veterinary crew at the Juno Beach facility assisted in Dilly Dally's rehabilitation and care.

A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky was released into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 in Juno Beach, Fla after spending six weeks rehabbing at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. Wednesday morning's event marked the first public sea turtle release from the Juno Beach center since 2021. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

Loggerhead sea turtle released after rehabbing in Florida

Cody Jackson and Freida Frisaro | Associated Press

A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky was released into the Atlantic Ocean after spending six weeks rehabbing at Florida’s Loggerhead Marinelife Center.