Great Barrier Reef

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Bumphead parrotfish off Wake Atoll were found to have head-butting bouts on spawning grounds.

Violent Head-Butting Discovered in Giant Reef Fish

By Jeanna Bryner published

The clang of the loud behavior at first jarred divers.

Fish
Bumphead parrotfish off Wake Atoll were found to have head-butting bouts on spawning grounds.

In Photos: Bizarre-Looking Reef Fish

By Jeanna Bryner published

The giant reef fish endure head-butting bouts to secure a bachelor pad and the gal.

Fish
wobbegong shark eating a bamboo shark in the great barrier reef.

Candid Camera: Shark Gulps Another Shark Whole

By Jeanna Bryner published

The scientists didn't realize at first the shark had a fellow shark in its mouth.

Sharks
Acropora tenuis development

Great Barrier Reef Samples Frozen for Future Coral Conservation

By Live Science Staff published

Coral egg and sperm bank could replenish threatened ecosystems.

Animals
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Phytoplanton Bloom In the Great Barrier Reef

By Live Science Staff published

Band of brown near the Queensland shore.

Plants
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Fish in Isolated Coral Reefs in Greater Peril

By Andrea Mustain published

Small, remote populations of Great Barrier Reef more stressed

Fish
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New Species of Worm Found in Great Barrier Reef

By Andrea Thompson published

Four new species of worm unearthed in sands of Great Barrier Reef.

Animals
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Coral Reef Devastation Linked to Global Warming

By Live Science Staff published

Study is the first to find disease outbreaks directly linked to rising temperatures.

Climate Change
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Coral Reefs Disappearing Faster Than Thought

By Andrea Thompson published

Pacific coral reefs disappearing twice as fast as rainforests.

Climate Change
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