Tropical corals are famous for their captivating colors thanks to microscopic algae inhabitants. Glowing, on the other hand, is not standard fare for tropical reefs.

Colorful bleaching has been observed since 2010 in coral reefs across the globe, but the mechanism and reasoning behind it hasn’t been understood. Now, researchers believe the glowing corals are ...

Science Coral reefs glow neon colors in an effort to survive The colorful pigments act as a protective "sunscreen layer" for the corals, a study finds ...

Mysterious glowing coral reefs are fighting to recover Date: May 21, 2020 Source: University of Southampton Summary: A new study has revealed why some corals exhibit a dazzling colorful display ...

The Netflix documentary Chasing Coral documents coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef and around the world like it has never been seen before. Using custom, high-tech underwater gear that only ...

Stressed Corals Dim Then Glow Brightly Before They Die Measuring how coral fluorescence changes may serve as an early indicator of the declining health of a reef ...

Some coral reefs are adapting to warming ocean temperatures by making their own sunscreen in the form of bright neon colors — a strategy that invites coral animals to return to reefs and is seen as a ...

This condition can be fatal to the coral. Once its live tissue is gone, the skeleton is exposed to the eroding forces of the environment. Within a few years, an entire coral reef can break down ...

Coral reefs on the brink of death are attempting to send a survival signal, via fluorescent neon colors.

Ocean heatwaves cause vast coral bleaching events almost every year due to climate change, threatening reefs around the world. The high water temperatures stress reef building corals, causing them ...

Colorful bleaching has been observed since 2010 in coral reefs across the globe, but the mechanism and reasoning behind it hasn’t been understood. Now, researchers believe the glowing corals are ...

As oceans warm due to climate change, some coral reefs have been devastated in recent years by bleaching events that cause them to die and damage the biodiversity that depends on them.