by Matthew Stansbery | Dec 15, 2014 | Corals, Reef
For the first time ever researchers from Scotland and Germany have documented fusion of coral skeletons in cold water coral known as Lophelia pertusa. “Normally it is very hard to see where one coral ends and another... by Matthew Stansbery | Dec 13, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Reef
An international team led by the James Cook University CoralCoE has provided some promising news for corals dealing with rising levels of acidification. “Our aim was to explore the effect of a more acidic ocean on every gene in the coral genome,” adds lead... by Matthew Stansbery | Dec 12, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Reef, Science
In another positive spin on climate change, researchers from Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered one species of coral that can actually benefit from a rise in ocean... by Matthew Stansbery | Dec 3, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Science
Research from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), based at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa (UHM), has highlighted another damaging effect of rising ocean acidity. “It was surprising to discover that small-scale changes in the environment can... by gmavrakis | Dec 1, 2014 | Fish, Opinion, Science
This is a quick time-lapse of a beautiful orange plate coral I took footage of at Aquatic Experience in Chicago. It was Midwest Coral Connection’s coral at their booth and was fed with BENOFISHAL fish food. Overall this fungia loved the food and even though the video didn’t come out perfect, it is still pretty cool.
