Coral bleaching is one of the most pressing issues facing coral reefs. Bleaching occurs when stressors such as warmer water temperatures cause the symbiotic relationship between the corals and the ...

also known as symbiosis. Although they occupy less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs are home to a quarter of all marine life - that’s more species than rainforests. Animals use reefs for ...

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and increasingly acidic seawater. These global threats are caused by seawater ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of ...

A bleached antique coral makes a thought provoking addition to Hintze Hall. Weighing more than 300 kilogrammes, the giant Turbinaria bifrons was collected from Shark Bay Reef, off the coast of Western ...

The international team of researchers also found that coral reefs near seabird colonies could recover from bleaching events more quickly. Bleaching, triggered by the loss of symbiotic algae in ...

A unique feature of coral reefs is the symbiotic relationship between coral polyps and zooxanthellae, microscopic algae that live within the coral tissues. This relationship is vital for the ...

Giant clams grow huge by relying on algae for energy. Scientists found genes that help them live with algae and grow big.

When these conditions arise, the symbiotic algae living in coral ... track how well corals in the Southern Great Barrier Reef recover from coral bleaching under modern ocean conditions.

Coral reefs are critical to both humans and the ... climate change are threatening these ecosystems. Corals live in symbiosis with microalgae, which supply them with nutrients and their colors.