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Coral reefs have conveyor belts of mucus running across their surface

Tiny cilia on coral reef polyps coordinate to generate currents that run across the reef surface, perhaps to carry food to all colony members

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3D SPECTROSCOPY OF A CORAL REEF IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. BRIGHTER COLORS INDICATE LOCATIONS OF CORALS THAT DIED AFTER A BLEACHING EVENT

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Corals further from pollution were more resistant to Hawaiian heatwave

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This picture taken on March 7, 2022 shows the current condition of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. - The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with

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Great Barrier Reef suffers first mass bleaching under cooling La Niña

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The way we are going about saving coral reefs is all wrong

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The way we are going about saving coral reefs is all wrong

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devastating coral bleaching due to global warming. These corals are dying.

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Safe havens for coral reefs will disappear with 2°C of global warming

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Pristine coral reef discovered in deep water off the coast of Tahiti

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Divers uncover pristine coral reef off the coast of Tahiti

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Divers uncover pristine coral reef in deep water off coast of Tahiti

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Giant coral is the widest ever found in the Great Barrier Reef

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Giant coral is the widest ever found in the Great Barrier Reef

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Bacterial probiotics could help protect corals from ocean warming

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Coral reefs may start dissolving faster than they can grow by 2054

Coral reefs may start dissolving faster than they can grow by 2054

Stress caused by climate change is making it harder for coral reefs to build their calcium carbonate skeletons, and may lead to their demise by mid-century

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Corals swap in heat-resistant algae to better cope with global warming

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Corals bleached from heat become less resilient to ocean acidification

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Inside the fight to save the Great Barrier Reef from climate change

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Crabs with an appetite for seaweed could save Caribbean coral reefs

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