A coral is often a colony of tiny, genetically identical animals. New research suggests that when a bleached coral fragment ...
Around the world, coral reefs are threatened by the climate crisis. Typically, the dying breath of coral is signified by bleaching — an expelling of crucial algae that turns the tissue of coral a ...
Coral reefs around the world are facing an existential threat from rising ocean temperatures, which trigger mass bleaching.
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest highlight the importance of the marine ecosystems and the many ...
Warmer oceans are putting stress on corals—and causing many of them to turn white, or bleach. But some corals under stress are instead becoming strangely colorful, turning brilliant neon pink, yellow, ...
Anyone who visits the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Southeast Asia's coral triangle, or the reefs of Central America, will surely speak of how stunning and vibrant these environments are. Indeed, ...
Scientists have found three new species of sun corals off Sung Kong and Waglan islands in the eastern waters of Hong Kong. The discovery of these orange, violet and green corals brings the number of ...
Under stress, certain coral species put on displays to try to re-attract symbiotic algae they need to survive. By David Waldstein Breaking up is hard to do, and the measures some take to get their ...
Anyone who visits the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Southeast Asia's coral triangle, or the reefs of Central America will surely speak of the stunning and vibrant environments. Indeed, coral reefs ...
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