coral
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But hotel construction, combined with overfishing and pollution, is compounding threats already posed by climate to coral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The subtropical southern Japanese region boasts some of the world's most biodiverse hubs of normally multicoloured coral, but a 2024 marine heatwave created "graveyards" of ghostly pale or sickly brown organisms.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The results are flaky rows of delicate porcelain that resemble oversize scales or ruffling coral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Early on, players are encouraged to dive underwater and are met with a fantastic coral landscape.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Most of the fish are clustered around the coral reef.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
Maerl beds may closely resemble corals but they are in fact thousands of pieces of free-living calcified seaweed that can interlock to create a carpet brimming with life.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
Because they are close relatives of corals and jellyfish, sea anemones provide scientists with a valuable glimpse into the early evolution of animal immunity.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 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
It was full of the glitter and twinkle of jewelry, corals and metals and precious stones.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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