Prolonged warmth causes the algae to release toxic compounds, and the coral eject them. A stark white skeleton is left behind, and the weakened coral is at heightened risk of dying. The bleaching ...

Prolonged warmth causes the algae to release toxic compounds, and the coral eject them. A stark white skeleton is left behind, and the weakened coral is at heightened risk of dying. The bleaching ...

That longevity could be a boon to researchers, as the composition of a coral skeleton records information about its environmental conditions. Nikk Ogasa is a staff writer who focuses on the ...

Microplastics have been found buried inside coral skeletons. A stock image shows microplastics, with coral in the inset. Microplastics have been found buried inside coral skeletons. ISTOCK / GETTY ...

Researchers have found microplastics less than 300 m in size in coral skeletons. The team developed a new protocol to extract and detect microplastics and applied it to coral samples from the Gulf ...

The skeleton was expected to sell for between $4 million and $6 million. A nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for a record $44.6 million ...

But the magic is fading. In the face of warming, acidifying oceans, coral skeletons are at risk of dissolving. Scientists are racing to develop ways to help stave off collapse. But their efforts ...

but was induced to produce skeleton creating proteins, turning it into a good model system for studying coral reefs. In a bit of biological magic, some tiny, jellyfish-like creatures learned eons ...

Mote researchers are among many scientists working with state and federal agencies to improve ways of growing coral and repopulating reef skeletons. “The coral reef in Florida, especially in the ...

The result of this symbiotic relationship is the coral’s ability to build a calcium carbonate skeleton and reefs that support nearly 25 percent of all marine life. Unfortunately, corals are very ...