Digital seafloor map showing newly discovered detached reef. Image: Schmidt Ocean Institute 6 A separate coral reef with a height of 1,640 feet has been found off the coast of Australia. Known as the Defeated Reef, the blade-like vert formation can also serve as a habitat for a variety of …
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(Newser) – A new study on the Great Barrier Reef says half of its corals have died in the last 20 years – and the clock is ticking, NBC News reports. Researchers in Queensland, Australia, found a sharp decline in the size of reef coral colonies between 1995 and 2017 …
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