Great Barrier Reef

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Mariana Islands Coral Reef

NASA to Capture Best-Ever Portrait of Coral Reef Health

By Elizabeth Howell published

Animals
A great butterfly fish, global warming

Experts: Great Barrier Reef's Biggest Threat is Coal

By Iain McCalman, Stephen Palumbi published

Opinion 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.

Opinion
blacktip reef shark

Sharks Need Healthy Coral Reefs, 10-Year Study Finds

By Laura Geggel published

Sharks
feeding reef sharks in the Caribbean

'Shark Girl' Fights Against Fear in New Documentary

By Stephanie Pappas published

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.

Sharks
Tiger Shark Restrained Underwater

Mysterious Wanderings of Tiger Sharks Tracked

By Denise Chow published

Sharks
Tagged Tiger Shark

In Images: Tracking Tiger Shark Migrations in the Coral Sea

By Denise Chow published

Researchers tracked wild tiger sharks in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Australia, to study patterns in the animals' migrations.

Sharks
Coral reef panorama

Explore the World's Coral Reefs with Google Street View

By Tanya Lewis published

Animals
Google Maps, Caitlin Seaview Survey

Photos: Underwater Google Street View Reveals Stunning Corals

By Live Science Staff published

The amazing underwater images will help researchers measure the health of coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef.

Plants
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UN Threatens to List Great Barrier Reef as Endangered

By Andrea Thompson published

Agency evaluates site before World Heritage Committee meeting next month.

Planet Earth
great barrier reef coral

Deepest Corals in Great Barrier Reef Discovered

By Stephanie Pappas published

Scientists shocked to see coral growing so far down.

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