In case you haven't been paying attention, it's getting hotter every year, and some environments are beginning to reach a tipping point of no return.

Florida’s acroporids have joined the ranks of the California condor – they cannot recover without help. But unlike the condor, there are still pockets of healthy corals scattered throughout their broader range that could be used to help restore areas with localized extinctions.

The exact moment when Earth will reach its tipping points—moments at which human-induced climate change will trigger irreversible planetary changes—has long been a source of debate for scientists. But they might be closer than we think. A report published today says that the Earth has passed its first climate tipping point.

A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare discovery for the Mediterranean, the Italian Research Council (CNR) said on Friday.

Earth has hit its first climate tipping point: warm water coral reefs face irreversible decline. Scientists warn that without immediate global heating reduction to 1.2°C, these vital ecosystems, supporting millions,