When Palacio and her team examined coral reefs after the 2015–2016 heat wave, they found that particular corals called ...

"In this paper we explored many of the environmental influences that shape heat tolerance, like thermal history, nutrient ...

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new ...

An international research team has described a newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum and its cell functions ...

Diversity of Corals, Algae in Indian Ocean Suggests Resilience to Future Global Warming (2 of 3) Diversity of Corals, Algae in Indian Ocean Suggests Resilience to Future Global Warming (3 of 3) ...

Corals can become stressed by changes in ocean temperature, and their reaction is to expel the algae that lives within them. The algae gives a reef its colour, and when it’s gone, just the white ...

As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe ... When corals are stressed, they release their algae and turn pale or white. A bleached coral doesn’t mean that the ...

Oct. 14, 2024 — A new study has shown that selective breeding can lead to a modest rise in coral heat tolerance. The study documents the world s first effort to selectively breed adult corals ...

Similar to corals, giant clams are facing increasing threats from climate change. When the ocean water becomes too warm, the clams expel the symbiotic algae from their tissues. Without the algae ...

Corals are bleached white when marine heat waves put corals under stress, causing them to expel algae from their tissue, draining their color. The culprit is the burning of planet-heating fossil ...