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This U.S. National Park Is Located on an Island and Has White-sand Beaches, Unspoiled Coral Reefs, and Tropical Forest

Here's what you need to know about visiting this beachy destination on St. John, including the top things to do and places to ...
Science Daily

Coral reefs have a hidden daily rhythm scientists just discovered

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

An exclusive look inside the largest effort ever mounted to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really ...
NPR

Scientists are using corals from other countries to save Florida's dying reefs

In a lab at the University of Miami, there are tanks of knobby, tan-colored corals from Florida, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. They've been drafted into a sort of coral Olympics, as scientists look ...

Congress weighs divisive plan to turn old Gulf oil rigs into coral reefs

The legislation aims to speed up a decades old federal program for oil companies to leave their pipelines and platforms on the Gulf's sea floor, drawing concern from environmental groups.
Reuters

Comment: Coral reefs are vanishing fast. We must act now to protect these vital ecosystems

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. January 21 - The world’s coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis. These vital ecosystems, home to a quarter ...