Some corals can swap out the algae that live inside their tissues for different strains that are more heat tolerant – and these coral species have a better chance of surviving global climate change in ...

Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals require, and some algae can make coral more resilient to heat stress. In assessing one of the main ...

Corals can develop new symbiotic relationships with algae from their environments after they've undergone bleaching, the process by which corals whiten as a result of environmental stress, UB ...

The physical interactions between coral and algal cells as they combine to form a symbiotic relationship have been observed for the first time. Within minutes of being introduced, coral cells had ...

Scientists have seen stony coral cells engulf dinoflagellates - single-celled, photosynthetic algae that are crucial for keeping coral alive. The researchers cultured endoderm-like cells from the ...

Coral reefs form as a partnership between sea anemone-like polyps and photosynthetic algae that provides nutrients for the former and safe, well-lit shelter for the latter. But this alliance might not ...

Tropical coral reefs support the highest levels of biodiversity in the ocean. This vital ecosystem depends on reef-building ...

Time is running out for coral reefs as the climate gets hotter. So scientists are searching the globe for corals that are better at enduring heat. Now, new research shows how those "super corals" can ...

Scientists have discovered that symbiotic single-celled algae that live inside of and feed corals can reproduce not only by mitosis, but also sexually. Encouraging sex in these algae can accelerate ...

July 14 (UPI) --For the first time, scientists have witnessed coral cells enveloping dinoflagellates, single-celled, photosynthetic algae. Scientists in Japan added individual cells cultured from the ...