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A natural cover up? Will we soon be coating ourselves in coral reef?
Coral reefs, who knew? A lovely turtle swimming through a tropical coral reef. Well actually we did. For a while…
The Reef Stonefish: The Camo Killer.
Synanceia verrucosa, is also known as the rockfish, the reef stonefish and dornorn; is the most venomous fish in the…
The Northern Stargazer: Romance Is Dead.
It may not be the brightest star in the ocean, but the northern stargazer is a remarkable organism; with some…
The Galapagos Godzilla: the marine iguanas quest for warmth
Basking in the glorious sunshine, the Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, lies on the volcanic shores of the majestic Galapagos Islands, warming…
The Galapagos Marine Reserve: paradise or peril?
The Galapagos archipelago is located 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean and encompasses a diverse…
I Know a Whale Joke: It’s a Real Killer.
Orcas, commonly known as "Killer Whales" are the most distinctive of all cetaceans. Their black bodies with white patches on…
Coral Bleaching: can coral reefs recover?
A viral article recently announced that the Great Barrier Reef was dead, as of 2016. It is safe to say…
Is Donald Trump the final nail in the coffin for Coral Reefs?
1. A coral reef during a bleaching event. All the zooxanthellae has been expelled, losing the colouration of the coral,…
Corals: the fight for space
When thinking about corals, probably the first thing to spring to mind is their beauty, color and in some cases…
Dallol, Ethiopia: Life on an alien landscape
Looking at Dallol for the first time, you would think you were on a movie set for the next big…