Tiny plastic particles may also be a vehicle for microbes that sicken or even kill corals, a new study finds.

Growing awareness of the climate crisis and a shift to plant-based diets have turned kelp farming into a thriving industry.

“The common way for our skin to repair itself has been with scar tissue,” said Maksim Plikus, an associate professor in developmental and cell biology at University of California Irvine. “Our work, which is driven by mathematical modelling, is helping to shift this paradigm.”

Coral reefs are not just beautiful color displays as seen underwater in Indonesia, Australia, Hawaii and the Caribbean. They also buffer the land from erosion and protect against the tidal waves from tsunamis, she said. Many villages in Southeast Asia rely on catching fish in coral reefs for their livelihood.

The conundrum of communication between the sexes doesn’t just perplex humans. Male plants turn a deaf ear to their female counterparts, even when their survival is threatened. This new finding comes from research led by Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor...