The cycle of coral bleaching on Australia Great Barrier Reef has hit catastrophic levels experts have warned In a study published on Tuesday a team ...

In exchange, the algae get a place to live and protection from predators. This is what scientists call a symbiotic relationship. Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing all coral ...

living greenhouses that grow symbiotic algae as a source of food. This understanding could have implications for alternative energy research, paving the way for new types of solar panels or ...

Heart cockles have shells with built-in skylights to let in light for symbiotic algae. Photo by Dakota McCoy The findings were published Nov. 19 in the journal Nature Communications. Found in the warm ...

So, the jellyfish, through their symbiotic algae, absorb the light, the energy, from the sun, and they use it to, well to live, to power their processes of life. And that's true, directly or ...

Many organisms are far more complex than just a single species. Humans, for example, are full of a variety of microbes. Some creatures have even more special connections, though. Acoels, unique ...

LIFE CYCLE: Polyps and the reefs they form can live for hundreds of years. FEEDING: Acroporids host symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae. While corals get most of their nutrients from the byproducts ...