Fluorescent color of coral larvae predicts whether they'll settle or swim; Finding could help scientists monitor how corals adapt to global warming Date: January 27, 2011 ...

Coral reef decline in recent years due to a variety of threats -- from pollution to climate warming -- has lent urgency to the search for new ways to evaluate their health. A new study by Scripps ...

Fluorescent light revealed as gauge of coral health: Mysterious glow of light found to correlate with coral stress prior to bleaching. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily ...

image: This is a red fluorescent variety of an adult Acropora millepora coral. view more . Credit: Mikhail Matz, The University of Texas at Austin. AUSTIN, Texas—Young staghorn coral that ...

Coral reefs are famous for their beautiful colours, but in fact when I visit them I am usually surprised how colourful reefs AREN’T. Most healthy corals have a sort of dusty tan or pink hue to them, ...

University of Oregon scientists say a cyan colored -- greenish-blue -- fluorescent protein is the basis of the bluish coral reefs.

Camouflaged fish that normally blend into a coral reef light up like a Las Vegas casino when blue light strikes fluorescent materials in their skin. 3:20 Pictures: Fish Light Up in Neon Colors ...

With surface water temperatures sizzling at 34° Celsius (93°F) and a 1,240 mile (2,000 km) coastal stretch of sumptuous coral reefs, it’s easy to see why the Red Sea attracts thousands of ...

Courtesy of Atsushi MiyawakiA group of researchers at RIKEN in Japan have developed a fluorescent protein that can be switched on and off more than 100 times.1 Atsushi Miyawaki and colleagues ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...