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Coral reefs do more than build habitat — they organize microbial life

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through ...
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What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...