coral
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Chemical sunscreens are considered safe by dermatologists, but studies establishing that some chemical UV filters harm coral reefs—and others pointing to possible associations with hormonal health issues in humans—have put some consumers on edge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
The living coral is white in color, while only its internal skeleton is black.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Oceanographers at the state-controlled Chinese Academy of Sciences said the platform was a temporary scientific research facility studying the shoal’s coral reefs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Few countries are more exposed to climate change than Tuvalu, a chain of coral atolls reckoning with acidifying oceans, tropical disease and rising seas.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The enormous aquarium reaches all the way to the ceiling, the collections of rocks and coral that once were a part of the aquatic ecosystem still intact.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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