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Palau to Ban Sunscreen to Try to Save its Coral Reefs The Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen in an effort to protect its coral reefs. 太平洋岛国帕劳将很快禁止使用多种类型的防晒霜,以保护珊瑚礁。
The Federal Government is denying it's doing a trade-off for the US government on asylum seekers. Australia has agreed to take three Guantanamo Bay detainees from the US. The ABC has been told the move is related to the US government's decision to ac
A bushfire near Moore River about 100 kilometers north of Perth has been contained. The fire threat has now eased for the coastal areas of Lancelin, Ledge Point, Ocean Farms and Seaview Park. A lightning strike yesterday afternoon caused the bushfire
But even he has his limits. On the reef, there seem to be an almost infinitely variety of ways of feeding, some fish even cultivate their own food. So they're very protective of it. There's one fish species that is so good at defending its particular
Some are little more than rocks, others substantial mountains, covered in woodland. The first British person to see that was captain Cook, who stood here in 1770, and for the first time, realized the scale of the Great Barrier Reef. He also realized
Transcript (by myconsent, for reference only) Scientists on Thursday released results of a landmark study to record the diversity of life in and around Australia s reefs. The scientists from the Census of Marine Life have reported finding hundreds o
By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 23 August 2006 watch Iraq Christians report The news media often focus on the conflict between Shi'ites and Sunni Muslims in Iraq. But there are other ethnic and religious groups under attack. The small Christian communit
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 23 April 2007 Scientists have discovered that an earthquake two years ago in Indonesia lifted hundreds of kilometers of sea floor out of the water, causing the largest death of coral reefs ever recorded. As Chad Bouchard rep
The birds have flown in from New Guinea and Japan to the north, Fiji to the east and even from the Asian mainland, thousands of kilometers away. In summer, Green Island is the most crowded destination on the Great Barrier Reef. It may look chaotic, b
-It's all exciting to see a large animal in the sea, and of course, the turtles are very iconic species in marine world. And I'm surrounded around this life. Hundreds and hundreds of turtles are in the water column above me, passing over the reef's c
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Sara DeKoster. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The tow
Because of their sophisticated senses and remarkable physique, white tips are great reef hunters. At night, they turn it into an art form, better than all other sharks. We expect sharks to be hunters, but after dark, the reef itself becomes one giant
A coral reef during the day is a very different place from a coral reef at night. The atmosphere changes completely. The day shift has logged off, and the night shift has gone to work. It's mean and moody, and the animals here mean business. Just as
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on our planet.It's one of the seven recognized wonders of the natural world. The Reef itself is the place that most people explore, but there is much much more. The coral Reef is actually a very small
A baby G,only a centimeter in length,that will one day grow into a giant,over 2 meters long.Most reef animals have tiny babies like these,carried at the mercy of the currents.Many have some ability to direct themselves and even the young corals can s
This habitat into connect under all of vital to the well being of the Great Barrier Reef. This is the little known story of one of the most complex and spectacular Eco-systems on earth. The Great Barrier Reef is over 2,000 kilometers long which means
This creature is much more than a passive drifter. It can move as fast as an Olympic swimmer. And it has 24 eyes, each complete with a lens that can form a detailed image. It uses its tentacles like a trawl net. When a fish makes a contact, thousands
And extremely cold, at 4 degrees, it's the same temperature as the sea in the Antarctic, the ROV reaches a depth of 800 meters, not quite at the bottom, but not far off, a pilot of coral sand at the base of the reef wall slopes gently into the abyss,
But that pales into insignificance, when compared to the daily vertical migration of these mircoscopic animals called zooplankton. At sunset, all of these tiny creatures swin upwards, and under cover of darkness, they grease on floating algae close t
Shirley: So you said Paul Bunyan is famous. How do people know about him. Is he in childrens story books or do you learn about him at school? Jake: Yes, both. At school I remember having maybe a Paul Bunyan day. Its not an actual national holiday but