Why hurricane flooding is about to get even more dangerous in Florida

Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those ...
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National Geographic group finds world's largest coral

Nov. 14 (UPI) --Scientists said on Thursday they found what is believed to be the world's largest coral, which has been growing undisturbed in the Solomon Islands for possibly 300 years. A research ...
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Remote PNG reef defies global trend: Survey finds pristine coral ecosystem 18 years later

A remote coral reef system in Papua New Guinea's Northern Bismarck Sea has shown remarkable resilience against global ...
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Scientists Find World’s Largest Coral Head, and It’s Bigger Than a Blue Whale

Scientists from National Geographic reportedly discovered the world’s largest coral head in the Solomon Islands in October. Officially dubbed “Big Momma,” it’s a colossal 111 feet wide, 104 feet long ...
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How The Coral Triangle Became Earth's Underwater Paradise - From Marine Experts

The Geographic Foundation of Marine Richness 6% of the planet's oceanic area, yet houses 76% of all known coral species in ...
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To Survive Mass Extinctions, Reef-Building Corals Retreat to the Deep Blue Sea

Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights ...
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World's largest coral found 'hiding in plain sight' near Solomon Islands for 300 years

HONG KONG — For at least three centuries, it grew in secret on the seabed of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Now, the largest coral ever recorded has been discovered, scientists said Thursday, and ...