Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions, according to new research in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Coral Reefs Shifting Away from Equatorial Waters
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In an Era of Extreme Weather, Concerns Grow Over Dam Safety
It is a telling illustration of the precarious state of United States dams that the near-collapse in February 2017 of Oroville Dam, the nation’s tallest, occurred in California, considered one of the nation’s leading states in dam safety management.
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Scientists Decode DNA Secrets of World’s Toughest Bean
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