Author: Anders Hedenström, Professor of Theoretical Ecology, Lund University

Warawut Klinjun/Shutterstock Once every spring, a few days after the full moon, corals of the great barrier reef release eggs and sperm simultaneously – a phenomenon so spectacular it can be seen from space. Not only does the Moon’s gravitational attraction interact with the Sun to cause our tides (ebb and flow), its orbit around […]