The ring-shaped coral islands known as atolls, like this one in the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, may trace their formation to sea levels repeatedly rising and falling over hundreds of ...

It demonstrates that the onset of reef growth on the outer shelf was preceded by a rise in summer temperature from ~26° to ~28°C at around 700 thousand years ago (marine isotope stage 17). This ...

Did you know the Earth is home to hundreds of thousands of islands? From vast continents like Australia (often considered an island continent) to tiny, uninhabited specks of land, these formations are ...

New research shows that K’gari, previously known as Fraser Island, and part of the Great Barrier Reef was formed over 800,000 years ago. Its formation was tied to a major change in earth’s climate ...

Formation of K'gari, also known as Fraser Island, and Great Barrier Reef may be linked to major climate feedback changes during the Middle Pleistocene Transition LOGAN, UTAH, USA - How did the world’s ...

Reef systems that support the vast majority of marine species are under threat. Coral islands have a reputation as being heaven on earth. The reef systems that gave rise to these islands support the ...

Lakshadweep is India's smallest Union Territory, consisting of 36 islands, including atolls, reefs, and submerged banks. Most ...