Oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge discovered in south China
International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 ...
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Ancient warning of a rising sea
Sarah Kaplan and Bonnie Jo Mount traveled to four islands of the Seychelles and a geochemistry lab in Madison, Wis. to document how fossil corals are helping scientists predict future sea level rise.
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First There Were Microbes. Then Life on Earth Got Big.
Misra noticed a fossil-rich slab of mudstone at Newfoundland ... Photographed at The Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration; Specimen from Florida Keys ...
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Coral Reefs: Canaries of the Sea, Rainforests of the Oceans
Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans. Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons - like trees - contain potentially long term records of climate. Aa Aa Aa ...
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Research on reef corals and coral reefs
Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. They are threatened worldwide by human activity and have recently faced unprecedented environmental changes. There is, ...