Healthy corals are colorful and full of life. And under normal conditions, corals and algae depend on one another. The corals offer the algae protection and the photosynthesizing algae provide the ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they’ve become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses. There's ...

An unsuspecting shellfish with an adorable-looking shell may contain the secrets of fast internet speed. This quirk of evolution marks the first time fiber-optic cable bundles have been spotted in a ...

There's a sea creature that uses its own kind of fiber-optic cables to channel light to the algae living inside it. Wrap your head around that one. Science reporter Ari Daniel explains this could have ...