coral
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In a study published in Ecology and Evolution, researchers investigated what happens to coral after crown-of-thorns starfish feed on it.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Some coral species grow quickly and can take over large areas, limiting the space available to slower-growing varieties.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Covered in sharp, toxin-filled spines, these predators are notorious for consuming coral and leaving widespread destruction in their wake.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Charles, who has long championed environmental causes, will meet organisations working in the field, including a coral restoration project in Antigua and Barbuda and rainforest conservation in Guyana.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Nicasia’s limbs are long and perfectly shaped, her mouth the pink of coral, her hair the color of the deepest, coldest part of the sea.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
A reef ecosystem collapses when hard corals -- which build its living foundation -- largely disappear and are replaced by algae, rubble and sponges.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The emergence this year of a "super" El Nino, the natural warming phenomenon, also presents a risk to corals, Gudka said at a news conference at the UN's COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
He was particularly interested in bacteria carried by plastic debris that lands on corals and can introduce harmful microorganisms through direct contact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
In laboratory experiments, corals that had turned white and were close to dying regained their health within seven weeks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
And plink! a silver drop falls, and the round wrinkles in the glass make all the towers bend and waver like weeds and corals in a grotto of the sea.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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