Australian Geographic

Offshore nursery corals spawn for first time

Four years ago Australia’s first offshore coral nursery was planted. Now, the corals are all grown up and have spawned for the first time. The corals (Acropora) were planted in 2017 within Fitzroy ...

Corals have a hormonal clock and it looks surprisingly like ours

A three-year study has cracked open the hidden biology behind coral reproduction, revealing hormone cycles that echo those of ...

Scientists place crossbred corals on Florida reefs in a high-stakes test against deadly ocean heat

The young corals, known as "Flonduran" corals, come from Florida elkhorn crossed with Honduran elkhorn from colonies that ...

Inside the Labs Racing to Save The World's Coral Reefs

Every coral counts.
San Diego Union-Tribune

The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean. In a new study, scientists ...
IFLScience

World-First Approach To Save Corals Plays Their Babies A Reef Soundtrack

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...