The Living Architecture of Our Oceans " These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form their hard skeletons. They occur in more than 100 ...

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Miami, Fla. – Florida’s iconic staghorn and elkhorn corals have been declared functionally extinct after a record-breaking marine heatwave devastated reefs across the state, according to new research ...

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