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How coral reefs turn vegetarian to thrive in oceans low in nutrients
Coral reefs thrive in parts of the world's oceans that are low in nutrients. This mystery has puzzl…
PTI
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Half of the Great Barrier Reef has died since 2016 - here's what happens if all coral reefs on Earth die off
One-third of the 3,863 reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef - the largest, most extensive reef…
Kevin Loria
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'The saddest dive of my life': A diver's before-and-after photos reveal the death of a coral reef
Coral bleaching happens when warm waters cause corals to expel the algae living in their tissues an…
Aylin Woodward
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All the terrible things that would happen if all the coral reefs died off
We're currently facing the worst bleaching of coral reefs ever known in history, but what would hap…
Uma Sharma,Kevin Reilly
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The Great Barrier Reef is struggling to revive from climate change-led destruction
The Great Barrier Reef, home to 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 vari…
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About 50% of the world's coral reefs have died. Without protection from reefs, coastal cities will see skyrocketing flood damage, a new study says.
As humans have burned fossil fuels, the heat-trapping gases they emit have accumulated in the atmos…
Kevin Loria
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Photos from the Great Barrier Reef show corals unleashing a colorful storm of eggs and sperm
Warming ocean waters have hurt Australia's coral populations, but a local scientist says seeing the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists discovered 85 miles of deep-sea coral reef hidden off the US East Coast - here's what it looks like
Deep Search 2018, which took place from August 19 to September 2, was a collaborative project betwe…
Jeremy Berke
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Florida scientists are giving coral IVF treatments to help bolster dying reef
Coral reefs are experiencing mass bleaching and die-off events. Scientists are now looking for ways…
Hannah Getahun
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Australia is sinking nearly $400 million into an effort to save the dying Great Barrier Reef - but it may not be enough
To try to stop the destruction before the Great Barrier Reef - the largest, most extensive ree…
Kevin Loria
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The Great Barrier Reef is at a critical tipping point and could disappear by 2050
Narrator: They're also worth billions of dollars in economic value. The Great Barrier Reef alone br…
Amber Bragdon,Amber Bragdon
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Ocean acidification is destroying coral reefs. Here's how 2 scientists are using bone research to protect them against climate change.
The marine biologist Sebastian Hennige and the scientist Uwe Wolfram want to develop a "crystal bal…
Tasmin Lockwood
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Scientists reproduced Atlantic coral in a laboratory for the first time. Aquarium-grown coral could save America's 'Great Barrier Reef.'
"It's quite possible that we just had our last wild spawning of pillar coral this year," Keri O'Nei…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's why certain sunscreens are so dangerous for coral that Hawaii banned them - and what you should use instead
For one thing, the ban itself may have limited effect. When it goes into effect, it'll ban the sale…
Kevin Loria
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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most spectacular places on the planet - here's what it looks like as it dies off
It's not just local activities like fishing and pollution that damage the corals that make up the G…
Kevin Loria
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Microsof billionaire Paul Allen is fighting claims that his superyacht completely destroyed a coral reef in the Cayman Islands
Despite these disagreements of scope, cooperative repair work between Allen's experts and the DoE's…
Raisa Bruner
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A superyacht belonging to Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen allegedly destroyed a coral reef in the Cayman Islands
It's no small thing to manage a 300-foot yacht. Tatoosh - which Allen attempted to sell in 2010 for…
Raisa Bruner
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef Will 'Disappear' Within Two Decades With No Intervention
The new report "Lights Out for the Reef', written by University of Queensland coral reef biologist …
Agence France Presse
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A giant rock as big as 20,000 football fields may save the Great Barrier Reef
The volcanic rock covers 150km of an area over the water's surface, which is equivalent to the…