coral
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There, scientists say, a marine heatwave in 2024 wiped out an estimated 99.9 percent of the coral that built theP remote Tuvalu islands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Locals say dredging for the port already damaged coral reefs, resulting in a decline in marine life and tourist interest at a popular snorkeling site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
After more than a decade studying fungi, Large said the rarest species he had seen in the region was the coral tooth fungus.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Whether your preference is melon, tangerine, ginger or coral - orange appears to be the big colour trend for next year.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The gardens were sculpted with coral colonies and glowing sea plants.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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Clients snorkeled, learned about reef restoration and helped tend corals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
There is also no way yet to determine whether the corals seen in the 1960s really were dead and later recovered, or whether the original survey simply misinterpreted what was there.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The aquarium has helped more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including corals, reptiles, fish and axolotls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
Far below him on the seabed the corals reached up in tentacles of red and buds of thorny mauve.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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