Along the way, Darwin hatched new ideas about the formation of reefs — including the shimmering island rings of coral known as atolls ... dissolve the rocks. This process is known as ...

Coral reefs are ... If sea level changes, the reefs become exposed to corrosive rainwater that dissolves the unstable aragonite and precipitates calcite. This process converts the reef into ...

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a ... to help the Great Barrier Reef. There has been criticism in Australia about the tender process for the funding, as ...

In addition to the live coral gene banking, Mote has taken a pivotal step forward in its integration of cryopreservation. Through that process ... Florida’s coral reef is giving her hope ...