Palau’s Rock Islands harbor heat-resistant corals
Woods Hole, Mass. (Dec. 21, 2022) - Ocean warming is driving an increase in the frequency and severity of marine ...
Tag: corals
The biological clock of corals can function even without the algae that nourish them
The biological clock is an internal and independent mechanism that dictates daily rhythm, thus enabling an organism to gauge daily ...
Hibernating corals and the microbiomes that sustain them
As winter approaches, many species of animals — from bears and squirrels to parasitic wasps and a few lucky humans ...
Plastic additives contaminate the sea and selectively harm corals’ reproduction processes
A new study by Tel Aviv University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat examined the effect of ...
Corals saving corals
Under the right living arrangement, disease-resistant corals can help “rescue” corals that are more vulnerable to disease, found a study ...
California Academy of Sciences researchers produce first-ever ‘family tree’ for aquarium-bred corals
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 14, 2022) — Corals bred in public aquaria provide novel research opportunities and a healthy stock for ...
Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to offspring
In a discovery that challenges over a century of evolutionary conventional wisdom, corals have been shown to pass somatic mutations ...
Are new corals in Sydney dangerous invaders or harmless refugees?
Worsening environmental pressures, such as higher sea temperatures, are causing the catastrophic loss of coral cover around the globe. As ...
Ningaloo corals are ill-equipped to handle future climate change
The relatively pristine coral populations of WA’s inshore Kimberley region are better equipped to survive ocean warming than the World ...
Lessons from the past: How cold-water corals respond to global warming
Cold-water corals, and the species Lophelia pertusa in particular, are the architects of complex reef structures. They build the foundations ...
Scientists Find Sea Corals Are Source of Sought-After “Anti-Cancer” Compound
(Salt Lake City) - The bottom of the ocean is full of mysteries but scientists have recently uncovered one of ...
Past events reveal how future warming could harm cold-water corals
How will future warming of the planet impact cold-water corals? A new analysis of ancient evidence from the last major ...
Baby corals are just as susceptible as adults to deadly reef disease, study finds
Baby corals are just as susceptible as adults to a deadly disease that has been spreading across Florida’s reefs since ...
Scientists map living corals for the first time before and after marine heat wave: Winners and losers discovered
EMBARGOED: THIS ARTICLE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 2, 3:00 PM, US EST Credit: Greg Asner, Center for Global Discovery ...
Corals may look healthy, but coastal urbanization is destroying their delicate biorhythm
Coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat (also known as the Gulf of Aqaba) have been proven particularly resistant to ...
Long look at Hawaiian corals suggests reasons for optimism amid warming seas, ocean acidification
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The longest experimental study on corals to date, a 22-month project that replicated current and future ocean ...
Corals can be “trained” to tolerate heat stress, study finds
A new study led by researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found ...
From corals to humans, a shared trigger for sperm to get in motion
If sperm can’t swim, life can’t go on. And a new study suggests that when evolution hit upon an effective ...
How corals react to climate change
PhD student Fabian Gösser from the Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity has been studying how corals react to ...
Quick test for potential probiotic in seawater may reveal health of corals
The multi-institute research team developed a method to quickly and noninvasively test for bacteria species known to benefit coral — ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
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In search of the invisible galaxy
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Can pigeons match wits with artificial intelligence?