Between predator-prey and competitive relationships, it may seem that organisms are alone in the world, fighting to survive and reproduce. But many organisms have evolved cooperative strategies ...
The coral is so immense that researchers sailing ... in the 1920s helped prove a key part of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. "There is so much to learn about the richness of marine life ...
In the “moderate” emissions scenario that we are most likely heading towards, coral populations could only survive if they ...
Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heat waves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global ...
Now Baker and other scientists are trying to speed up that adaptation, fast-forwarding the evolution of coral in the lab and bringing it to the ocean floor. He’s bringing coral closer to the ...
Butterflyfish typically swim in pairs near a particular clump of coral. If threatened, they expertly wedge themselves between coral branches and erect fin spines so they are almost impossible to ...