Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warming
In a Darwinian experiment, scientists are trying to breed "super corals" in a lab that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.
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In a Darwinian experiment, scientists are trying to breed "super corals" in a lab that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.
Scientists are conducting a 'Darwin experiment' to speed up coral's evolutionary clock. They are breeding 'super corals' in a lab that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.
On a moonless summer night in Hawaii, krill, fish and crabs swirl through a beam of light as two researchers peer into the water above a vibrant reef. Minutes later, like clockwork, they see eggs and sperm from spawning coral drifting past their boat.
In a Darwinian experiment, scientists are trying to breed "super corals" in a lab that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.
On a moonless summer night in Hawaii, krill, fish and crabs swirl through a beam of light as two researchers peer into the water above a vibrant reef. Minutes later, like clockwork, they see eggs and sperm from spawning coral drifting past their boat. They scoop up the fishy-smelling blobs and put them in test…