Back in the 1700s, French geologist Deodat de Dolomieu discovered that the range's peaks aren't pure limestone, as many previously believed. They're made of dolomite – a rock formed millions of years ...

In and along the cliff coasts, the following may be discerned (Fig. 1): a. A ridge consisting of boulders of coral limestone, thrown up by the waves during extremely heavy wave action. It is found ...

If the world wants coral reefs and soft sand beaches in the future it will have to grow them itself, argues visiting ...

Limestone, made from calcium carbonate, takes millions of years to form. These sedimentary rocks are born from the decay and ...

NOAA says the world is experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event. How does coral bleaching occur? Warming oceans ...

These coral fragments, named for their distinctive maze-like patterns resembling the human brain, are rare finds along Gulf beaches.

As these polyps grow and die they lay the limestone foundation for civilisations and superstructures so large that they can be seen from space. Coral reef cities never sleep, they are constantly ...