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Coral reefs are large colonies of coral organisms. Some reefs can be home to hundreds of different coral species, as well as many other organisms. Famous examples include the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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JAN 22, 2017Videos
The coral reefs in the Caribbean and South Pacific oceans attract scuba divers and snorkelers from all over the world. I ...JAN 03, 2017Plants & Animals
A new species of ocean fish hailing from Hawaii was reportedly discovered during a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2016Microbiology
Researchers have demonstrated that the consumption of prey by predators can stimulate a cyclical increase and decrease i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2016Videos
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The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System — comprising of seven protected areas — is the longest barrier reef i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 16, 2016Earth & The Environment
The Mariana Islands are a string of fifteen limestone islands that compose the a U.S. commonwealth in the northwestern P ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2016Earth & The Environment
Recent findings published in the journal Coral Reefs show the that Halimeda bioherms in the deeper seafloor beyond the G ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 23, 2016Microbiology
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have created the Benthi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2016Microbiology
Coral reefs are known to be crucial for the health of the marine species that rely on them but also to the planet as a w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2016Videos
A rodent found only on a tiny island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been declared extinct. Zoology experts and en ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 10, 2016Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2016Plants & Animals
Due to an unfortunate combination of rising sea levels and a major El Niño, new research confirmed from the Great ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2016Earth & The Environment
A new reef has been discovered within the mouth of the Amazon river where the mighty waters empty into the Caribbean and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 07, 2016Videos
Any organism will show changes at the cellular level when stressed. Depending on what the stress is and what the organis ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2016Earth & The Environment
Humans have had a fascination for the deep sea for as long as curiosity has plagued our minds.To this day, the many unkn ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2016Videos
The coral reefs that surround the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean are at risk from two separate environmental fa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2016Plants & Animals
Coral reefs are facing more threats than just climate change. Sodium cyanide, which can be crushed and turned into a tox ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 29, 2015Videos
Coral reefs are in danger of extinction. They're protected, and are a critical part of wild marine life in our oceans. B ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2015Plants & Animals
In space exploration of new planets, researchers use advanced rovers to get data and photos. These specially equipped ve ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 12, 2015Videos
The world's underwater coral reefs are incredibly beautiful, but have you ever wondered what makes up coral, and more im ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2015Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli ...Written By: Robert Woodard
JAN 22, 2017
Videos
The coral reefs in the Caribbean and South Pacific oceans attract scuba divers and snorkelers from all over the world. I
...
JAN 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
A new species of ocean fish hailing from Hawaii was reportedly discovered during a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers have demonstrated that the consumption of prey by predators can stimulate a cyclical increase and decrease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2016
Videos
Just like you can check out almost any part of the world with Google Earth's Street View tool, now the oceans are up for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Optical illusions are things that make us see something that isn’t actually real. In many cases, visual signals, s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 26, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System — comprising of seven protected areas — is the longest barrier reef i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 16, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The Mariana Islands are a string of fifteen limestone islands that compose the a U.S. commonwealth in the northwestern P
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Recent findings published in the journal Coral Reefs show the that Halimeda bioherms in the deeper seafloor beyond the G
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have created the Benthi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Microbiology
Coral reefs are known to be crucial for the health of the marine species that rely on them but also to the planet as a w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2016
Videos
A rodent found only on a tiny island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been declared extinct. Zoology experts and en
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 10, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
Due to an unfortunate combination of rising sea levels and a major El Niño, new research confirmed from the Great
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2016
Earth & The Environment
A new reef has been discovered within the mouth of the Amazon river where the mighty waters empty into the Caribbean and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 07, 2016
Videos
Any organism will show changes at the cellular level when stressed. Depending on what the stress is and what the organis
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Humans have had a fascination for the deep sea for as long as curiosity has plagued our minds.To this day, the many unkn
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2016
Videos
The coral reefs that surround the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean are at risk from two separate environmental fa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
Coral reefs are facing more threats than just climate change. Sodium cyanide, which can be crushed and turned into a tox
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2015
Videos
Coral reefs are in danger of extinction. They're protected, and are a critical part of wild marine life in our oceans. B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2015
Plants & Animals
In space exploration of new planets, researchers use advanced rovers to get data and photos. These specially equipped ve
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 12, 2015
Videos
The world's underwater coral reefs are incredibly beautiful, but have you ever wondered what makes up coral, and more im
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2015
Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 13, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard