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Infographic: How Corals Remember the Past, Prepare for the Future
Infographic: How Corals Remember the Past, Prepare for the Future
Scientists have documented examples of corals “remembering” prior exposure to heat stress in the field, and are now simulating these phenomena in the lab to better understand their cellular and molecular underpinnings.
Scientists have documented examples of corals “remembering” prior exposure to heat stress in the field, and are now simulating these phenomena in the lab to better understand their cellular and molecular underpinnings.
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Certain Color Varieties of a Coral Are More Protected from Bleaching
Lisa Winter | Feb 25, 2021 | 2 min read
In yellow-green and purple versions of the reef-building Acropora tenuis, the genes that code for particular fluorescent and other colorful proteins become more active in the summer, protecting symbiotic algae from thermal stress and resisting bleaching.
Image of the Day: Symbiotic Algae
Emily Makowski | Jan 13, 2020 | 1 min read
Anemones keep their algae populations in check.
Image of the Day: Coral Tables
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 29, 2019 | 1 min read
Diverse plots of corals appeared healthier than monocultures at the end of a 16-month study.
Image of the Day: Coral Fluorescence
Kerry Grens | Jan 22, 2019 | 1 min read
Green fluorescent protein lures algal symbionts to corals.
Image of the Day: Coral Reef
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 4, 2018 | 1 min read
Ocean acidification can alter coral reef communities by decreasing calcification, encouraging the growth of green algae, and increasing metabolic rates.
Corals’ pH Sensor Identified
Ashley P. Taylor | Nov 1, 2017 | 5 min read
Soluble adenylyl cyclase measures and responds to pH changes in coral cells, but whether it can help the animals withstand ocean acidification is not yet known.
Image of the Day: Wrinkly, Crinkly Coral
The Scientist | Jul 24, 2017 | 1 min read
True to its name, the corrugated coral's (Pavona varians) skeleton forms intricate patterns of alternating ridges and furrows.
Light Scattering Varies Among Corals
Ashley P. Taylor | Jul 13, 2017 | 3 min read
A new study reports which types of corals make the most of the sunlight they receive.
A Coral to Outlast Climate Change
Ashley P. Taylor | May 18, 2017 | 3 min read
Stylophora pistillata, a reef coral in the Northern Red Sea, thrived in simulated global-warming conditions.