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Protecting reefs to protect sharks
A recent study conducted in Sint Maarten’s Man of War Shoal Marine Park has provided valuable insights into the biodiversity ...
Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially ...
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World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident
The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries ...
Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef islands, research warns
A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly visited inshore islands of ...
Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
It’s more than 100 feet long, around 300 years old, made of nearly 1 billion little polyps and visible from space ...
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Reef protection: The Gallups paint underwater life to highlight its need for our help to stay alive
When life gave her lemon sharks, Nansi Bielanski Gallup made lemon shark art. Named for its yellowish color, the lemon shark ...
How travelers can help protect the Great Barrier Reef's corals
Along Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, curious visitors can witness an innovative new coral restoration project and help scientists monitor its success.
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Over a year of astonishing ocean heat has given way to the largest coral bleaching on record
A staggering 77% of the world’s coral reef areas — from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Indian oceans — have so far been subjected to bleaching-level heat stress, according to ...