Coral isn’t really a plant, an animal or a mineral. Instead, it’s more of a complex relationship between all three. Researchers believed that the colorful mash-up first took place about 60 million ...

For the first time scientists have shown that corals hosting a single type of zooxanthellae can have different levels of thermal tolerance -– a feature that was only known previously for corals with a ...

The Netflix documentary Chasing Coral documents in spectacular fashion the world of coral reefs, a world that is in grave danger from climate change and other threats. Reefs are enormous physical ...

Coral bleaching, which often results in the mass mortality of corals and in the collapse of coral reef ecosystems, has become an important issue around the world, with the number of coral reefs ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have shown how a specific type of symbiotic algae, which lives in coral tissue, is able to adapt and survive the hotter seawater temperatures caused by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. This article is more than 10 years old. Coral bleaching ...

Yonge, "Studies in the Physiology of Corals", I. Feeding Mechanisms and Food. Sci. Repts., G. Barrier Reef Expedition, Brit. Mus., 1, 13; 1930. Yonge and Nicholls II ...

Tropical corals are famous for their captivating colors thanks to microscopic algae inhabitants. Glowing, on the other hand, is not standard fare for tropical reefs. Glowing corals in New Caledonia ...

Coral bleaching, which often results in the mass mortality of corals and in the collapse of coral reef ecosystems, has become an important issue around the world, with the number of coral reefs ...