Author byline: Dr. Layne McDonald In a discovery that offers genuine hope for our oceans, scientists have mapped more than 64,000 square miles of coral reefs capable of surviving rising ocean temperatures. The study, presented at the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa and spanning 71 countries and 100 territories, used AI and 45,000 field observations dating back to 1960 to identify reefs that can avoid, resist, or recover from heat stress. Approximately one-third of the world's