Coral

Ocean upwelling: What happens to coral reefs if it stops?

Spring, D.L., Fox, M.D., Green, J.A.M., Guillaume-Castel, R., Jacobs, Z., Roche, R.C., Turner, J.R. and Williams, G.J. (2025), Climate change…

Geology

Volcanic Seesaw Recorded by Ancient Corals

Even volcanoes like the playground!

deep sea Evolution

Bioluminescence Turns 540 Million Years Old

Octocorals are found to be the oldest glowing animals on the planet!

Coral deep sea

A Long-Distance Relationship : Deep Sea Corals and the Ocean Surface

Temporal changes in food production and tidal currents in the surface ocean affect feeding behaviour of deep sea corals.

Coral Ecology

Everyone poops: How fish poop impacts coral

Like all animals on earth, fish poop. But how does that affect coral?

Biology

Some like it hot: environment and symbiosis influence coral heat tolerance

Why do some corals do better in warm water than others?

Genetics

The Gene That Stings You

Scientists from Cornell University demonstrate that a single genetic on/off switch controls the emergence of stinging cells in Cnidarians.

Ocean Acidification

Double trouble: Coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification and copper

Slow growth and sickness are in stock for coral reefs if we continue putting carbon dioxide into the ocean.

Restoration

A new way to find and propagate the corals of the future

Scientists have a new tool to identify heat-tolerant corals that can help to restore these endangered ecosystems

Biodiversity

Will coral reef biodiversity persevere through climate change?

New research from Hawaii indicates that there may be more hope for coral reefs than previously thought.

Coral

Gifted healers: Some corals have the whole package when it comes to recovery

In a watery world where a wound can mean deadly infection, what makes some corals heal faster than others?

Coral

Eat Your Probiotics

A new study shows that an introduction of beneficial bacteria may help corals survive marine heatwaves.

Conservation Coral

How citizen scientists are preventing coral bleaching

Researchers and citizen scientists teamed up across an enormous ocean region to document the 2016 coral bleaching event in the…

Coral

Giant clams share symbiotic algae with corals via poop

While some corals inherit their algae from their parents, the majority gain their algae over time. How do corals gain…

Coastal Management

To fish or to dive?: A case study of fisher and diver perceptions of coral reef management

This week is #BlackInMarineScience week and here at Oceanbites we’re featuring the work of Black scientists all week long! Today’s…

Coastal Management

Of rain and reefs: Future downpours in French Polynesia could change the coast

In many ways, coral reefs are the Goldilocks of the ocean. But as climate change shifts conditions near many of…

Coral

Predicting the future of coral reefs is complicated by human impacts

Coral reefs are often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea” for hosting a great diversity of life, but…

Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification: The lesser known CO2 Problem

You have heard about global warming due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide but did you know that it also affects…

Volcanoes

Volcanoes and Climate: A Not-So-Explosive Relationship

Reviewing: Dee, Sylvia G., et al. “No consistent ENSO response to volcanic forcing over the last millennium.” Science 367.6485 (2020):…

Climate Change

A Fishy Ally to Help Coral Reefs

What if we had something on the inside to help us fight climate change's impacts on coral reefs? A helpful…