So much of fluid dynamics is seeking patterns. Shown here are two sets of patterns, each created by a different species of coral larvae. These tiny creatures form a streaming Keep reading
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Dance of the Coral Polyps
Coral reefs are made of up small organisms, called coral polyps, that live together in a colony. Individual polyps can expand, contract, and wave in the flow around them, and, Keep reading
The Churning of Corals
Corals may appear static, but near the surface the tiny hair-like cilia of these polyps are churning the water. Although it has been known for some time that corals have Keep reading