World’s largest coral reef discovered off the Solomon Islands
As an expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted what looked like a shipwreck. Intrigued, they sent a diver down to investigate.
Scientists discover world's largest coral in Solomon Islands
Scientists have discovered the world’s largest coral:: Solomon Islands:: The mega coral is three times larger than the ...
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New Discovery: Largest Coral in the World found in Solomon Islands
Discovered in the Three Sisters island group by members of the National Geographic Pristine Seas team during their scientific ...
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Australia's Underrated Coastal Oasis Puts The Great Barrier Reef Within Arm's Reach
With 90% of the reef's biodiversity within 13 feet of the ocean's surface, snorkeling is one of the best ... known as one of ...
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World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident
Over the past two years, record-breaking ocean temperatures have triggered a wave of coral bleaching events across the world. But while other reefs around the Solomon Islands are showing signs of ...
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Extreme coral bleaching event prompts emergency UN session
Coral reefs face extinction due to climate change. Urgent global funding and new conservation methods are crucial for their ...
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Over a year of astonishing ocean heat has given way to the largest coral bleaching on record
The mass bleaching of coral reefs ... evidence that reefs have already passed a point of no return at just 1.3 degrees of warming. This would have dire implications for ocean health ...
'Beautiful and sensitive': Endangered coral are being grown in southern Illinois, for a cause
Midwest students don't often get a chance to study the wonders of marine biology. SIU - Carbondale is working to change that.
Diver Leaves GoPro Underwater to Capture Sunrise, the Result Is 'Magical'
When El Niño developed in 2016, warming up the Pacific Ocean, it killed off a third of the corals of the Great Barrier Reef.
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from extreme ocean heat as corals bleach across the Caribbean
Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They ...
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'Beautiful and sensitive': Endangered coral are being grown in southern Illinois, for a cause
Nearly a thousand miles from the nearest ocean, the university ... with a focus on growing the "beautiful and sensitive" lifeform of coral to help save reefs across the world, a press release ...