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Texas Mountains Were a Vibrant Underwater Reef With Thriving Marine Life 275 Million Years Ago
Over millions of years, this limestone formation created a massive reef structure that stretched across hundreds of miles.
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The Offshore Energy in the Gulf Fifteen Years after Deepwater Horizon
Much has changed in the Gulf Coast region in the years since the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill. In this piece, ...
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Dive into the gulf with KPRC 2’s Anthony Yanez in a Moody Gardens documentary about protecting coral reefs
KPRC 2's Chief Meteorologist teams up with Moody Gardens to bring awareness about the health of coral reefs in a new upcoming ...
This 250-Million-Year-Old Reef Became a Mountain in Texas – And It’s Packed With Fossils
Beneath the towering Guadalupe Mountains of Texas lies a dramatic story of transformation. Once part of an ancient sea, the fossilized Capitan Reef now forms craggy peaks and iconic cliffs like El ...
84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its ...
Global map reveals seagrass meadows under threat—even inside protected areas
A new global analysis finds that many of the world's most threatened seagrass meadows lie within designated Marine Protected ...
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A Dive Into the Mississippi River Delta: A Crucial Habitat for Migratory Birds and Marine Life
Imagine standing at the edge of a vast, watery world where river meets sea, where the air is thick with the calls of birds ...
15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 ...