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Virat Markandeya, and ,Knowable Magazine

Coral and Other Marine Animals Have a Surprising Tie to the Moon


It’s an evening at the northern tip of the Red Sea, in the Gulf of Aqaba, and Tom Shlesinger readies to take a dive. During the day, the seafloor is full of life and color; at night, it looks much more alien. Shlesinger is waiting for a phenomenon that occurs once a year for a plethora of coral species, often several nights after the Full Moon.

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