Tag: coral

National Geographic Photographer Captures Sublime Shots of Two Worlds Above and Below the Sea

National Geographic photographer David Doubilet’s journey of creating his signature “above and below the sea” shots began three decades ago in Grand Cayman. It was there that two worlds converged on either side of a razor-thin molecular border between sky and sea. Above were the “impossibly blue skies and billowing clouds;” below, the surreal, “sun-dappled…


Corals Are Fighters That Can Cope With Climate Change: Study

Corals are able to cope with climate change and changing sea temperatures better than previously thought, a new study found. Published on Monday, the study led by James Cook University’s (JCU) Coral Centre of Excellence found that coral is good at passing on adaptive traits onto new generations, such as genes for living in warmer…