coral
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How A Superheroic Breed Of Coral Could Help Save The Reefs
Video: Ravaged by the effects of climate change, the world’s corals are on the brink of catastrophic decline, and time is running out. At the Gates Coral Lab in Hawaii, however, scientists are searching for the magic recipe to breed a more resilient “super coral” with a better chance of surviving.
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Check Out This ‘Bubblegum Coral’ At The Bottom Of The World’s Deepest Trench
A recent expedition to the explore marine life in the Marianas region of the Pacific has uncovered stunning new video of bubblegum coral, and the strange creatures who make these aquatic structures their home.
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Sydney’s Coral Experiences ‘Widespread Recovery’ From Bleaching
A team of marine biologists from the University of Technology Sydney and Macquarie University provided the first evidence of bleaching in Sydney Harbour’s unique temperate corals last April. Since then the scientists have recorded widespread recovery, suggesting that Sydney’s corals can survive higher than normal temperatures, so long as the environmental stress is brief.
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A Nightmare Is Unfolding In The Great Barrier Reef
If scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef is on your bucket list, you might want to book tickets soon. This week, marine biologists dropped some horribly depressing news: the Great Barrier Reef is dying. The world’s largest reef is in the midst of a widespread coral bleaching event, and scientists aren’t sure whether it…