Could there yet be a brighter future for coral reefs? Scientists have recently discovered something that could bring more hope: there are genes found in symbiot...
Corals are curious organisms – there really isn’t anything quite like them elsewhere in the animal kingdom. The coral skeleton is formed from calcium carbonate ...
The Golden Age of Exploration has come and gone, and it’s hard to believe there’s still much left to discover in today’s modern world. But every now and then so...
Floating along over a colourful, vibrant coral reef is a quintessential holiday experience that many tourists enjoy when they travel to tropical locales. Alarmi...
The growth of the coral organisms' hard, calcium carbonate skeletons form the backbone of coral reefs, upon which other organisms grow. A key aspect in the deve...