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    How can coral reefs deal with climate change? Get better roommates

    Hotter temperatures are threatening coral reefs worldwide. Now, scientists are pinpointing how some "super corals" are better able to withstand the heat.
    by Lauren Sommer Dec 29, 2022 3 minutes
    Healthy corals off Magnetic Island on the Great Barrier Reef were able to survive bleaching events.

    Time is running out for coral reefs as the climate gets hotter. So scientists are searching the globe for corals that are better at enduring heat.

    Now, new research shows how those "super corals" can survive: less roommate drama.

    Reefs depend on a crucial partnership between the corals and the algae that live in the corals' tissue. The algae make food for the coral using sunlight and in exchange, get a nice spot to live.

    But when oceans heat up, that relationship goes bad,

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