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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coral Reefs Have 'Halos,' and They Can Be Seen from the Heavens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What's the story behind reefs' mysterious "halos" of empty sand? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tPrJyCwz65utTVuu8CLuuA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Halos of light-colored sand surround coral reefs in the Red Sea.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Are Coral Reefs? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hundreds of species of coral come together to create large, underwater structures that are full of different shapes and sizes and bright colors. About 25 percent of all known marine life rely on coral reefs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachel Ross ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NeepdBbcBnEGnyTN3NGLmg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Table coral (Acropora cytherea) is common throughout the tropical Pacific, but in Hawaii its distribution is limited to French Frigate Shoals and neighboring atolls northwest of the main islands. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[table coral]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate Change Turned 99.8% of These Sea Turtle Babies into Girls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study found that sea turtles born in areas most heated by climate change are 99.8 percent female. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2j4oKdFFfJQD3v32Q5YLcU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo provided by the Australian government shows baby sea turtles crawling toward the surf on Raine Island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo provided by the Australian government shows baby sea turtles crawling toward the surf on Raine Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can You Put a Price on the Great Barrier Reef? Economists Just Did ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Great Barrier Reef brings real dollars to Australia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:09:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQvoTsrnmA7eHckyQWwZNX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Great Barrier Reef supports plenty of tour-dive companies and commercial fishing outfits.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great barrier reef corals and fishes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great Barrier Reef Again Hit by Severe Coral Bleaching ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two-thirds of the length of the Great Barrier Reef is suffering from bleaching, a condition likely to cause mass coral die-offs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ty42jd5q59F8eSgxyYvHHV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bette Willis]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bleached coral stands starkly in Australia&#039;s Mission Beach Reefs, part of the Great Barrier Reef system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bleached coral stands starkly in Australia&#039;s Mission Beach Reefs, part of the Great Barrier Reef system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Global Warming Is Killing the Great Barrier Reef ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Great Barrier Reef has suffered "off the chart" damage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:46:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R7RLdov7K86D9j4Ls5PZ2T-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tane Sinclair-Taylor/James Cook University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists measure coral mortality following the major bleaching event of 2016.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[barrier-reef-bleaching-death]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Huge Undersea Landslide Slammed Great Barrier Reef 300,000 Years Ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 300,000 years ago, a behemoth undersea landslide sent huge amounts of debris sliding down the Great Barrier Reef, generating a 90-foot-high (27 meters) tsunami. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 16:16:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5iqpBVFULUFyv7zgtqDgtm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Gloria Knolls Slide off Queensland, Australia. Colors represent the depth of the features beneath the water surface, from red (shallow) to blue (deep), with the greatest depth reaching about 5,600 feet (1,700 meters).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Gloria Knolls Slide off Queensland, Australia, and adjacent seafloor features; colors represent the depth of the features beneath the water surface (red is the shallowest, indicating the tallest features, while purple and blue are the deepes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surprise! Another Massive Reef Is Hiding Behind the Great Barrier Reef ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 2,300-square-mile reef was hiding in plain sight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:09:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ijR5ihHB3uTpYAQWCo8kjA-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Bligh Reef area off Cape York was discovered using laser data from the Australian Royal Navy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hidden-reef]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching is 'Worst in its History' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Australia's Great Barrier Reef corals are in trouble, with the northern part of the reef experiencing "the worst mass bleaching event in its history." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 19:48:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/itxd2eaFE5VoovVEwVpq68-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies / Terry Hughes]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial view of a section of the Great Barrier Reef, with bleached corals visible in the water.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA to Capture Best-Ever Portrait of Coral Reef Health ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is about to get up close and personal with Earth's corals: The space agency will use airplanes and water instruments to survey these delicate structures and capture the most detailed views ever of the planet's corals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:38:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:36:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gf9dp2mJaoryRnk5Zrjr4-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA/David Burdick]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Coral reef in the Mariana Islands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mariana Islands Coral Reef]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Experts: Great Barrier Reef's Biggest Threat is Coal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Reef historian Iain McCalman, in Sydney, and reef scientist Stephen Palumbi, in California, are monitoring reef degradation from opposite sides of the planet. They compared notes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:46:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Iain McCalman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xxsQKDE52AU2TmdJiUb7T8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Steve Palumbi, Author provided]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A great butterfly fish enjoys the reef view off Waialae, Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A great butterfly fish, global warming]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shiny Giant Clams May Inspire New Solar Tech ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Brilliant shades of blue and aqua coat the iridescent lips of giant clams, but these shiny cells aren't just for show, new research finds. The iridescent sheen directs beams of sunlight into the interior of the clam, providing light for algae inside. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:31:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dXPVCyAqksgxEgYzFsqKpD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dan Morse]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The brilliant blue reflective cells on a giant clam can reflect sunlight for algae living inside its shell.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[giant clam]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sharks Need Healthy Coral Reefs, 10-Year Study Finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Healthy coral reefs, known for their brightly colored spiny and soft layers, provide a boon for sharks swimming through Australia's Great Barrier Reef, reports a new 10-year study that captured sharks on video camera. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3GBXkZtVNDT5BsfzDpUKYd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Colin Simpfendorfer]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A blacktip reef shark, known by the black tips on its fins, swims in Australia&#039;s Great Barrier Reef.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[blacktip reef shark]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Shark Girl' Fights Against Fear in New Documentary ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The plight of sharks gets a human angle with a new documentary about a 20-year-old Australian activist who has been diving with these marine predators since childhood. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkUEfqXmNV8iAyTQia3RTS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Shark Girl&quot; Madison Stewart feeds sharks in the Caribbean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[feeding reef sharks in the Caribbean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious Wanderings of Tiger Sharks Tracked ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new four-year study of tiger sharks off the coast of Australia has revealed patterns in the animals' mysterious migratory wanderings, including curious differences based on the gender and age of the sharks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:05:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/noBiDVZdwPHGLxDXRj5JQ4-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Images: Tracking Tiger Shark Migrations in the Coral Sea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers tracked wild tiger sharks in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Australia, to study patterns in the animals' migrations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:05:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LybGsoy2tDhVfGAa8YdPeZ-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tiger shark, tagged with satellite and acoustic transmitters, is released back into the Coral Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tagged Tiger Shark]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Explore the World's Coral Reefs with Google Street View ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38992-google-street-view-coral-reefs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google Street View has partnered with scientists to create 360-degree panoramas of the world's coral reefs. The project leaders hope to develop a rigorous system for monitoring the coral's health, while giving the public a chance to explore these beautifu ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:37:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:47:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tanya Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ULtf7uz8VbPH2CcSKqtoq3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A coral reef panorama from the Catlin Seaview Survey.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Coral reef panorama]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Underwater Google Street View Reveals Stunning Corals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The amazing underwater images will help researchers measure the health of coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:34:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GWGG5JYgn3xUnuiU5iLVd4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The team has explored the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Google Maps, Caitlin Seaview Survey]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UN Threatens to List Great Barrier Reef as Endangered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Agency evaluates site before World Heritage Committee meeting next month. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:31:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/agW7Qr3rNssrnmq2vC7Ke9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satellite image shows islands of the Great Barrier Reef.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deepest Corals in Great Barrier Reef Discovered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/25923-deepest-corals-great-barrier-reef.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists shocked to see coral growing so far down. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:52:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jqcJq25urkfaiiDSnF4FBX-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Coral was found lower than ever seen before in the Great Barrier Reef. The corals are four times deeper than most scuba divers can dive.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[great barrier reef coral]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Images: Colorful Corals of the Deep Barrier Reef ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The deepest corals of the Great Barrier Reef ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:45:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tpbqoFjJYcKfDz8QJyimF6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A scuba diver swims among colorful fish and coral in the northern Great Barrier Reef&#039;s Ribbon Reef. Researchers exploring the deep edges of the reef recently found coral living at 410 feet (125 meters). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scuba diver in Great Barrier Reef]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans Caused Historic Great Barrier Reef Collapse ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/24583-historic-great-barrier-reef-collapse.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water pollution off the coast of Australia killed branching coral decades ago ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:03:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vQRUGdjJhsBCMkZJmJSuHg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[George Roff, University of Queensland]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fish swim above coral at the Great Barrier Reef]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secret Lives of Manta Rays Revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Manta rays gather in the Great Barrier Reef in winter and autumn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:13:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4cGQmieiqaQT2WwSTFzzD3-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jaine FRA, Couturier LIE, Weeks SJ, Townsend KA, Bennett MB, et al. (2012) When Giants Turn Up: Sighting Trends, Environmental Influences and Habitat Use of the Manta Ray Manta alfredi at a Coral Reef. PLoS ONE 7(10): e46170. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Manta rays keep clean with the help of &quot;cleaner fish&quot; that nibble parasites and dead skin off their bodies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Manta ray swimming]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Image Gallery: Great Barrier Reef Through Time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/23611-image-gallery-great-barrier-reef-through-time.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From cyclones to predatory starfish, various factors are wreaking havoc on the world's largest reef. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:13:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:58:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z5Np7WRL2ANQzQrcQeyZPV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[AIMS Long-term Monitoring Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Healthy reef at Low Islands]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[great barrier reef, health, damage, changes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Half of Great Barrier Reef Lost in Past 3 Decades ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's largest reef is on a steep decline, vanishing in front of researchers' eyes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:04:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katharine Gammon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mY3EVS3s7gZByE28C4ioHD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[AIMS Long-term Monitoring Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Horseshoe reef before crown-of-thorns invasion]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[great barrier reef, health, damage, changes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chilling News: Great Barrier Reef Is Heating Up ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/23474-great-barrier-reef-warming.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The reef waters have warmed by 0.36 degrees Fahrenheit in 25 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:05:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/agW7Qr3rNssrnmq2vC7Ke9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satellite image shows islands of the Great Barrier Reef.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google Goes Diving on The Great Barrier Reef ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New underwater views of the Great Barrier Reef debut as activists fight to save it from a neighboring mega-mine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:23:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alyssa Danigelis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dgjfaqvp6kbb5T8M27rUsi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Creating a new Google &quot;Street&quot; View near Lady Elliot Island in the Great Barrier Reef.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Google, coral reef, oceans]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surprising Coral Diversity Rivals Great Barrier Reef ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The coral diversity in the West Indian Ocean, especially around Madagascar, is greater than previously believed, new research shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:47:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FyJVgJHxLUi4FVGKJTWLzh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[David Obura]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great Barrier Reef: Facts, Location & Animals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Australia's sprawling coral reef is the largest natural structure on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 May 2024 12:46:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/agW7Qr3rNssrnmq2vC7Ke9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satellite image shows islands of the Great Barrier Reef.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Distant Undersea Eruptions Help Rebuild Great Barrier Reef ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/21807-pumice-great-barrier-reef.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Volcanic pumice shuttles new species into reef. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:23:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3KfJmwz7xCfaBMGaYt5P66-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Violent Head-Butting Discovered in Giant Reef Fish ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The clang of the loud behavior at first jarred divers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:40:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZZW9V7Bb6uUkoUd8uQyZj4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The dominant male, showing scale damage on back and side, is shown here following the head-butting bout. The giant bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum), which can reach 4 feet (1.3 meters) long and 100 pounds (46 kg), is named for its bulbous foreheads (shown here); its eccentric look gets a boost from the pouty lips and yellowish-to-pink face.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bumphead parrotfish off Wake Atoll were found to have head-butting bouts on spawning grounds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Bizarre-Looking Reef Fish ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/20887-photos-bizarre-reef-fish-parrotfish.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The giant reef fish endure head-butting bouts to secure a bachelor pad and the gal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:29:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MxTGaWjaUUrFnQVSEkG8rW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[While diving off Wake Atoll in the North Pacific, researchers discovered a bizarre head-butting behavior in the bumphead parrotfish that live there. The violent collisions occurred at spawning grounds. Shown here, a partial spawning aggregation of of the bumphead parrotfish consisting of 246 individuals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bumphead parrotfish off Wake Atoll were found to have head-butting bouts on spawning grounds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Candid Camera: Shark Gulps Another Shark Whole ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/18486-wobbegong-shark-eats-bamboo-shark.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The scientists didn't realize at first the shark had a fellow shark in its mouth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:48:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:35:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UbuQvs6eKzkhttd8hbH6De-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tom Mannering]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers spotted a tasseled wobbegong shark consuming headfirst a somewhat smaller brown-banded bamboo shark on the southern Great Barrier Reef on Aug. 1, 2011.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wobbegong shark eating a bamboo shark in the great barrier reef.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great Barrier Reef Samples Frozen for Future Coral Conservation ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30976-great-barrier-reef-samples-frozen.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coral egg and sperm bank could replenish threatened ecosystems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:16:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EqWBKy6PsKgtTQH5TEFQtN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Drs. A Hayward and A. Negri Australian Institute of Marine Science]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Development of Acropora tenuis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Acropora tenuis development]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Phytoplanton Bloom In the Great Barrier Reef ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Band of brown near the Queensland shore. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:02:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R6EetHtvLAKttUr75aY5j4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory.]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fish in Isolated Coral Reefs in Greater Peril ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Small, remote populations of Great Barrier Reef more stressed ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:25:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Mustain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FSGPEN47z28KofVJd7k6W-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bait fish at Australia&#039;s Great Barrier Reef.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Species of Worm Found in Great Barrier Reef ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four new species of worm unearthed in sands of Great Barrier Reef. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:59:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:03:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5SF5WHuGtjAcBJA7toi5Ch-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Pierre De Wit]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new species of &lt;em&gt;Grania&lt;/em&gt; discovered off the Gullmarsfjord in Scandinavia.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coral Reef Devastation Linked to Global Warming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Study is the first to find disease outbreaks directly linked to rising temperatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:37:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rLTouGModGRjNxf3pcvEVV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coral Reefs Disappearing Faster Than Thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pacific coral reefs disappearing twice as fast as rainforests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ACrfveQQEDVqdK3ny5iJK-1280-80.jpg">
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