Yet climate change’s caprice showed its hand in 2022, when weather conditions created a low oxygen event that choked the life from a section ... of algae that live inside the coral tissue ...

In the northernmost section of the reef ... Barrier Reef each year come from algae that live in the corals tissue. When water temperatures become too high, coral becomes stressed and expels ...

The very light that coral needs for growth becomes poisonous and after the algae has been pumped out of the system, the tissue is left ... that recovery section actually moves into the stress ...

At a section of reef known as Low Isles ... When conditions become severe enough, the coral expels the algae, the tissue becomes translucent, and we see the white calcium carbonate skeleton underneath ...

Record levels of heat in the ocean are causing a worldwide mass bleaching event on coral reefs ... corals are powered by the tiny algae that live in their tissue, which provide food for them.

Time is running out for coral reefs as the climate gets hotter. So scientists are searching the globe for corals that are better at enduring heat. Now, new research shows how those "super corals ...

Scientists recently discovered that certain kinds of algae can play an important role in helping some kinds of coral larvae find a place to take root. Known as crustose coralline algae or red ...

Biologists reveals how coral cells tag friendly algae before ingesting them, initiating a mutually beneficial relationship. This information could guide next-level coral conservation efforts.

A study led by the University of Bremen suggests that on algae-dominated coral reefs, it is not the algae but the corals themselves that may contribute to the growth of harmful bacteria.

New research led by Carnegie’s Yixian Zhen and Minjie Hu reveals how coral cells tag friendly algae before ingesting them, initiating a mutually beneficial relationship. This information could guide ...

The partnership between algae and coral is hundreds of millions of years old. Analysis of fossilised reefs has revealed the chemical signature of ancient algae, suggesting their symbiotic relationship ...