"Once the microalgae were reintroduced into coral larvae, the newly established coral-algal symbiosis was more heat-tolerant compared to the original one," lead author Dr Patrick Buerger ...

This is what scientists call a symbiotic relationship. Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing all coral species today, and staghorn corals are no exception. Higher than normal water ...

Some anemones, like their coral cousins, establish symbiotic relationships with green algae. In exchange for providing the algae safe harbor and exposure to sunlight, the anemone receives oxygen ...

disrupting the crucial relationship between corals and their symbiotic algae. As global temperatures increase, understanding ...

“What is it that’s so special, that’s so unique about these corals that healed themselves?” To find out, Baum and her team took samples of symbiotic algae growing within the healthy corals ...