coral
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"If we don't understand what climate change, ocean warming or acidification does to coral ecosystems, there is a chance we're going to lose them," Ravasi said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
These detractors, he said, "have no idea how hopelessly serious the crisis has become" for Okinawa's coral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Okinotorishima is an uninhabited coral atoll around which Japan claims an exclusive economic zone of more than 154,000 square miles in the Philippine Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Early on, players are encouraged to dive underwater and are met with a fantastic coral landscape.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
However, the rocky coasts of Easter, Pitcairn, and the Marquesas, and the steeply dropping ocean bottom and absence of coral reefs around those islands, are much less productive of seafood.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The feat followed trial and error that initially saw him mollycoddle corals in stress-free environments, but those easily perished in the ocean once transplanted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The coastal village of Onna -- home to the Okinawa science institute -- has been spearheading efforts since 1999 to breed corals and transplant them into the sea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The protected coral is estimated to be 300-400 years old and is believed to be among the largest black corals ever recorded in the waters of Aotearoa New Zealand.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
Similar to Portuguese man o' war, by-the-wind sailors are colonies of animals related to sea anemones and corals, and they possess stinging cells.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“The whole Archipelago. But this one has corals marked—corals that grow tall as trees beneaths the water, as’ll tear a boat to shreds if it tries to sail up and over.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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