‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds
Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like ...
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Staghorn coral
What is the staghorn coral ... out of bases anchored to the ocean floor. Staghorn corals can grow up to two inches a year, making it relatively fast-growing. Colors range from dark gray and ...
The New York Times21d
These Corals Are Made for Walking
Corals come in a wide array of shapes, sizes and colors ... in the ocean. But they are not known for being fleet of foot. This is because out of the more than 6,000 species of coral known to ...
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Can corals be saved?
They had died so quickly that they didn’t even have the chance for color to drain. Temperatures were so hot that coral tissue melted from its skeleton. “You spend so much time [in the ocean ...
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CORAL CONSERVATION
But the greatest threat of all threats to coral reefs is carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, which leads to ocean warming and acidification. Leading coral biologist Charles Veron has ...
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Coral Reef Rescue
A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...