Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds
Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...
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Staghorn coral
Colors range from dark gray and ... Removal of algae also turns corals white, a phenomenon commonly known as bleaching. While the coral remains alive in this ghostly state, bleaching renders ...
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Dying Coral Reefs Impact Environment and Economy
in contrast to the vibrant rainbow colors of thriving coral. Bleached coral reefs usually appear as an endless stretch of white coral and eventually turn to dead brown coral. But in New Caledonia ...
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‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds
In contrast, only 13.3% of the samples moved in response to white light and traveled significantly smaller distances when they did, with the farthest coral traveling only 8 millimeters (0.3 inches).
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These Corals Are Made for Walking
Corals come in a wide array of shapes, sizes and colors ... coral helped it move, but very, very slowly.CreditCredit...Lewis et al., 2025, PLOS One One side of the aquarium had a sliver of white ...
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Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds
Corals are bleached white when marine ... draining their color. The culprit is the burning of planet-heating fossil fuels, which is driving up global temperatures. Coral damage was also ...