‘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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‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds
But scientists have observed a free-living mushroom coral, Cycloseris cyclolites ... cyclolites may possess a comparable nervous system because of their similar complex movements.
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Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.
Fertilized eggs turn into coral larvae — tiny and squishy free-swimming ... doing in Florida has not suddenly led to a thriving reef system,” Jones said. “It can’t be just conservation ...
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Suffocating seas: Low oxygen levels emerging as third major threat to tropical coral reefs
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 ...
Big moms make big impact—half of the coral trout caught on Great Barrier Reef found to be from marine reserves
A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...
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Researchers make 'fascinating' discovery after examining isolated areas of ocean: 'Substantially more work is required'
A new study published by oceanographers from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) found that remote atoll coral reefs are more resilient than previously thought because of their ability ...
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New technology lights way for accelerating coral reef restoration
Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.