CORAL RELIEF: Stony Corals Use Fan System To Save Themselves From Climate Change

Image shows a coral in an undated photo. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute in the German city of Bremerhaven discovered that corals can protect themselves from harmful oxygen concentrations by influencing the flow conditions on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Note: Licensed content. (Julian Gutt, Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Newsflash) Image shows a coral in an undated photo. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute in the German city of Bremerhaven discovered that corals can protect themselves from harmful oxygen concentrations by influencing the flow conditions on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Note: Licensed content. (Julian Gutt, Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Newsflash)
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26 August 2022
Corals have developed a sophisticated internal fan system to protect themselves from climate change, a new study has revealed. Coral reefs are under threat from coral bleaching which eventually leads to starvation. Global warming can disrupt the algae on the coral - which give it its vivid...