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

Scientists stunned to find corals that ‘walk’ towards light - Findings have implications for protecting corals threatened by climate change, researchers say ...

Exposed to warmer water, corals release photosynthetic cells called zooxanthellae, destroying the symbiotic relationship. The corals cannot survive without zooxanthellae and become whitish.

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 ...

He added these algae, known as zooxanthellae, were crucial for providing nutrients through photosynthesis and for giving ...