coral
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Two fragments taken from the same coral colony, one healthy and the other bleached, had fallen against each other in an aquarium.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
These clones grow together into large colonies that form the foundation of coral reefs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Through these connections, beneficial algae and the nutrients they produce could pass from the healthy coral into the bleached one.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
At those temperatures, most of the coral should have died, but Duwai said 20 percent survived and are considered "super corals".
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
In contrast to its all-black surface, the submarine section of the Rock of Nisir was vividly bright, clad in rosy coral and coated in plant life.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Although they may resemble plants or rocks, corals are animals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
In laboratory experiments, corals that had turned white and were close to dying regained their health within seven weeks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
He was particularly interested in bacteria carried by plastic debris that lands on corals and can introduce harmful microorganisms through direct contact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The researchers discovered that the remarkable recovery depends on a special ability of genetically identical corals to connect their tissues.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
And plink! a silver drop falls, and the round wrinkles in the glass make all the towers bend and waver like weeds and corals in a grotto of the sea.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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