The Netflix documentary Chasing Coral documents in spectacular fashion the world of coral reefs, a world that is in grave danger from climate change and other threats. Reefs are enormous physical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. This article is more than 10 years old. Coral bleaching ...

For the first time scientists have shown that corals hosting a single type of zooxanthellae can have different levels of thermal tolerance -– a feature that was only known previously for corals with a ...

While corals create habitats used by a diversity of marine life, coral bleaching can put that marine life at risk. Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the planet, yet over 1 billion people are estimated ...

Yonge, "Studies in the Physiology of Corals", I. Feeding Mechanisms and Food. Sci. Repts., G. Barrier Reef Expedition, Brit. Mus., 1, 13; 1930. Yonge and Nicholls II ...

This is a part of Oceans Month, where we explore the science throughout the world’s oceans and meet the people who study them. Want to dive in with us? Find all of our stories here. Credit: Christian ...