Above image: A branching Acropora yongei coral. This 40x magnified image was captured using a handheld digital microscope. Credit: Angus Thies. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of ...

Coral reefs that are turning white due to rising sea temperatures, caused by climate change, could be saved by cultivating more heat resistant algae, researchers claim. Australian researchers removed ...

Researchers studying bleaching have for the first time captured video of coral from the Great Barrier Reef convulsing before spewing out the algae that lives within it in response to heat stress.

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 ...