The Spawning Spectacle (IMAGE)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

The Spawning Spectacle

Caption

"A synchronized explosion of life: A coral colony at the KAUST Red Sea Research Center releases a dense cloud of pink egg-sperm bundles. By mastering the timing of these annual spawning events, researchers have successfully scaled their collection to over two million eggs in a single season."

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KAUST’s Coastal and Marine Resources (CMR) Core Lab

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