which provide the coral with energy to survive, and give the reef its distinctive colours. Certain coral species are more susceptible to this heat-induced stress, and the 2016 marine heatwave saw ...

For this reason, coral reefs are often referred to as the rainforests ... Algae give corals their striking colours. The algae produce energy by photosynthesis which is why coral is usually found ...

The culprit? Mass coral bleaching. As the name suggests, coral bleaching strips reefs of their color, leaving them completely white. It happens when unnaturally warm ocean water causes coral to ...

The variety of life found on coral reefs attracts some of the ocean’s deadliest predators. In response, reef species have evolved a fantastic array of survival strategies to avoid being eaten. Some ...

Witness them feeding, admire their forms and colours ... 10 centimetres a year and the coral develops into various shapes and sizes, depending on the species. Together with coralline algae and other ...

Scientists assessed the health and size of coral colonies across the reef from 1995 to 2017 ... known as zooxanthellae - that give them colour. Corals can recover if normal conditions return ...

In the summer of 2023, an unprecedented marine heat wave filled national headlines with apocalyptic projections for the ...

To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with ...

Scientists have found the world’s largest coral near the Pacific’s Solomon Islands, announcing the significant discovery “pulsing with life and colour ... from a coral reef made from ...

(Dave Laughlin/CBC) "I really liked it because I like a lot of colours and it's really colourful ... A glow-in-the-dark crab in the coral reef room. (Dave Laughlin/CBC) "We just like painted ...