Some corals like it hot

Western Australian reefs faring better than eastern counterparts

Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have fallen on hard times recently. But on the opposite side of the continent, their West Coast brethren have been living the good life for at least a century, a new study finds.

HOT TIMES Samples collected at reefs in Western Australia (such as the one shown here) suggest that corals in these locations have thrived in warming waters.