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

Researchers from Victoria University are working alongside the Department of Conservation and the Fiordland Marine Guardians to better understand where protected coral species occur throughout the fiords.

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

The United Nations Scientific Advisory Board released a report outlining the dangers of crossing irreversible tipping points, from ice melt that would further raise sea levels to the collapse of coral reefs and Amazon decline.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 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