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coral

A coral reef

Life

Warming seas kill coral - but some are beginning to resist the heat

An experiment in 1970 found that coral bleach and die in warming waters. Now a repeat of the experiment suggests some corals are adapting to rising temperatures

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plastic bottles in sea

Environment

Thought plastic was bad enough? Here's another reason to worry

Features

Reef

Life

We need hope, not eulogies, for the Great Barrier Reef

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Great Barrier Reef

Life

Our grandchildren may never see the Great Barrier Reef recover

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The Great Barrier Reef

Life

'Super-spreader' coral could restore trashed Great Barrier Reef

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Orange coral on a reef

Earth

Dimming the sun could save corals from bleaching and hurricanes

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Plan to save Great Barrier Reef from encroaching farm pollution

Life

Plan to save Great Barrier Reef from encroaching farm pollution

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A snail feasting on the excrement of a sea lily

Life

Sea stars filmed hunting squid and squabbling over eating it

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Damselfish on coral

Life

Fish boost photosynthesis by wafting water around corals

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Dust from the Carmichael coal mine has spread widely

Earth

It’s not too late to save Great Barrier Reef from politicians

Australia is pushing ahead with plans for a giant coal mine, despite the threat it poses to the imperilled reef and hints that the appetite for coal is waning

Analysis

Earth

Mass bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef for second year in a row

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Earth

Shock mass coral die-off in Asia sounds alarm for world’s reefs

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Earth

On front line of climate change as Maldives fights rising seas

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Earth

Worst-ever coral bleaching event continues into fourth year

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