SCIENCEQUANTA MAGAZINE
Corals Spin Tiny Vortices to Get Oxygen, but Not if It’s Too Hot
Corals create tiny vortices to absorb oxygen for survival, but this mechanism fails under high temperatures. The survival process involves an invisible, previously unknown dance of activity across their living surfaces.
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