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Geotimes December 2003 Naomi Lubick |
Unknown Future for Coral Reefs Coral reefs are in danger and their recovery, when compared to historic coral reefs, is not assured. Though action is necessary to preserve reefs today, researchers do not know enough about how reefs function to guarantee that conservation and remediation will work. |
Geotimes July 2004 Carolyn Gramling |
Under-Reef Pipelines Get Green Light Staghorn coral live in seagrass in the Florida Keys Marine National Sanctuary. Two companies are planning to construct underwater pipelines carrying natural gas through a stretch of coral reef north of the sanctuary and down to the Bahamas. |
Salon.com April 5, 2001 Bill Wyman |
The Great Coral Caper! Australia investigates "Survivor" for eco-crimes after a contestant pilfers pieces of the Great Barrier Reef... |
Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Sulfur chemistry links coral to climate Researchers in Australia say that the destruction of coral reefs could pose a 'double jeopardy' for the environment, as a new study has found that corals produce a sulfur molecule linked to the global climate cycle. |
Outside February 2003 Dianna Delling |
Going Deep Cinematographer Howard Hall captures coral reefs, swarming sharks, and life below 300 feet. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2010 |
The Beauty of Math Incalculable beauty is the result when equations produce fractals |
TIME Asia February 7, 2011 Krista Mahr |
Testing the Waters The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's natural wonders, covering an area larger than Italy and drawing nearly 2 million tourists every year to boat, swim, snorkel and dive amid its elaborate flora and fauna. It's also one of the planet's most fragile ecosystems |
Chemistry World December 17, 2014 Matthew Gunther |
Chemical camouflage helps fish hide from predators This is the first time that chemical crypsis -- the ability of an organism to avoid detection by using odor-based camouflage -- has been observed in vertebrates. |
Smithsonian January 2007 Dick Teresi |
Paleozoic Vermont Peculiar as it may sound, Isle La Motte, which is some 175 miles from the Atlantic Coast, is the best place to see one of the oldest reefs on earth. |
Geotimes October 2007 Nicole Branan |
Chemicals Worse for Corals Than Oil Researchers collected coral fragments in the Red Sea to test for reactions to chemical dispersants used to clean up oil spills. They found the dispersants damaged corals more than the oil. |
Reason October 2001 Ronald Bailey |
Reef Madness How Alabama fishermen are repopulating the sea... |
Scientific American December 26, 2005 |
Echoes from the Past Many scientists are encouraging officials in tsunami-prone areas to consider such factors as destroyed protective natural barriers like coral reefs and sand dunes when designing new building codes and evacuation routes. |
Finance & Development March 2008 |
In Brief Measuring risks of public debt... Year of the coral reef... Mangrove management... War games... Record foreign investment... Events of interest to the finance and development community in 2008... |