Have you ever wondered what happens beneath the waves while you sleep? Coral reefs are not just static underwater ...

NOAA says the world is experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event. How does coral bleaching occur? Warming oceans ...

Acropora corals are also known to harbor Symbiodiniaceae, a family of algae that creates nutrients for the coral by converting sunlight into energy by way of photosynthesis. In exchange ...

Backscattered light from the surrounding benthos contributed > 20% of total scalar irradiance at the coral tissue surface and enhanced symbiont photosynthesis and the local O₂ concentration, ...

Most hard corals grow thanks to a symbiotic relationship between the coral polyp and zooxanthellae - essentially algae - that through photosynthesis produce glucose, energy, to enable the hard corals ...

As a result, the coral turns white, photosynthesis ceases and the coral often dies due to disease. A higher risk of extreme storms will flood areas, destroying the land. Species of animals and ...