coral
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El Niño Is Killing Earth’s Coral Reefs
As if that binge-drinking Godzilla El Niño hadn’t caused enough trouble, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say it’s exacerbating the longest coral bleaching event in history. It began in 2014 and might not end for two more years.
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An Autonomous Submarine Will Hunt Starfish On The Great Barrier Reef For Science
Building a hunter-killer robot that is programmed to terminate an entire species is normally the job of the bad guys. But when said species is the crown-of-thorns starfish, which feeds off coral, that robot is actually fulfilling a vital mission.
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How One Man Created A 1000-Ton Coral Castle In 1923
Between 1923 and 1951, a diminutive Floridian single-handedly and without heavy machinery moved 1000 tons (907 tonnes) of limestone, creating out of it a castle. This is his story.
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Human Poop Is Killing The Coral
This is what coral is supposed to look like. The bad news is that a bacteria from human sewage is killing coral in the Florida Keys and making it look like this.