For sea lovers, a final resting reef Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
The Neptune Memorial Reef, which opened last fall, is seen by its creators as a perfect final resting spot for those who loved the sea.
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Sleeping With The Fishes Posted: 7 months ago by cb__
The Neptune Memorial Reef is seen by its creators as a perfect final resting spot for those who loved the sea. They hope that one day the reef will cover 16 acres and have room for 125,000 remains.
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Ancient underwater reef found in Australian outback Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
A 650-million-year-old underwater reef, 10 times higher than the Great Barrier Reef, has been discovered in the middle of Australia's outback. The ancient reef, formed nearly 100 million years before the first known animal life evolved, is the only one of its age in the world.
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Famous Caymans coral reefs dying, scientists say Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
To coral reef-driven tourism industries like those of the Cayman Islands, there could be a greater cost in ignoring climate change than fighting it.
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Barrier Reef wins top tourism award Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
THE Great Barrier Reef has taken out one of world tourism's most coveted awards. The reef - the world's largest living organism - was voted the best destination by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as part of its Tourism for Tomorrow awards, at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, overnight.
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Healthy Reefs Hit Hardest by Warmer Temperatures Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Coral disease outbreaks hit hardest in the healthiest sections of the Great Barrier Reef, where close living quarters among coral may make it easy for infection to spread, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found.
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Colleges offer on-campus resting places Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
College campuses, including Notre Dame and Chapman University in Orange, Calif., are offering burial plots for alumni and faculty.
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The Great Barrier Reef: finding Nemo Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
This first heady plunge into the Barrier Reef is enough alone to call it great, but its greatness also extends some two thousand kilometres from the tip of Papua New Guinea right down the coast of Queensland almost as far as Brisbane.
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Glass Sponges discovered on reef in Washington State Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
The sponges are so rich with marine life that scientists call them "a kindergarten or living hotel."
More on glass sponges here
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Police harassment on the steps of the Thomas Jefferson memorial Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
A group of about 20 people headed down to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial for some flash mob fun. To celebrate Jefferson’s birthday, they would meet on the steps of the memorial, dance for about 10 minutes, and leave.
Instead they were arrested with no explanation given to them or to the parties asking about them. via
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Idea of making reef from tires backfires Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Four decades later, Florida now considers removing up to two million tires
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Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light.
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Hundreds of New Reef Creatures Found in Australia Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
Previously unknown shrimps, worms, scavenging crustaceans, and spectacularly colored soft corals were identified at the tropical sites during a study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).
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