- In a last-ditch effort to survive, some bleaching corals turn a bright array of neon colors. The glow-up is actually the coral and algae adding a protective layer, like sunscreen. This likely helps them weather tough ocean conditions and may encourage more symbiotic organisms to return to the reef. https://www.inverse.com/science/stunningly-beautiful-corals-explained 20 comments science
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- Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass bleaching event in five years | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/australia/great-barrier-reef-bleaching-2020-intl-hnk/index.html 3 comments
- Optical Feedback Loop Involving Dinoflagellate Symbiont and Scleractinian Host Drives Colorful Coral Bleaching: Current Biology https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)30571-6#secsectitle0090?ftag=MSF0951a18 0 comments
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