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A majestic and all-but-indestructible 20th century ocean liner that once ferried royal leaders, movie stars and even the 'Mona Lisa' to the United States was being deliberately sunk to become the world's largest artificial reef.

The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life.

The 1,000-foot-long SS United States was sent to the bottom of the ocean in a controlled, explosive-free sinking that is taking place about 20 nautical miles off the Gulf Coast of Florida.

A New York Times editor has had a lifelong connection to the S.S. United States, which is becoming an artificial reef off the Florida coast.

The historic ocean liner SS United States will be intentionally sunk Wednesday off the coast of the Florida panhandle.

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Alex Fogg, Natural Resources Chief of Okaloosa County, Florida, about efforts to deliberately sink the SS United States and create an artificial reef in its wreckage.

John Büsst was a poet, artist, revered conservationist and friend of the prime minister, who campaigned for the Great Barrier Reef to be protected when many scientists hesitated to get political.

Crown-of-thorns starfish are notorious for devouring coral reefs, but surprising new research reveals these spiny predators may actually help reefs thrive when their populations are kept in check. Scientists studying Australia's Great Barrier Reef discovered that nearly 75% of observed starfish feeding events left behind living coral tissue, rather than dest

The first-ever global assessment of these vibrant underwater ecosystems paints a grim picture: Climate change projections put 96 percent of shallow-water reefs at the highest level of threat

Kaiser Reef produced 6263oz of gold, lifting cash to $40m, clearing its Henty acquisition loan in Tasmania and advancing underground drilling at Maldon in Victoria.

World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".

Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs are at risk of collapse by 2075, with climate change the biggest threat. A new study found that 96% of reef systems are critically endangered.

In Nederland was woensdag meteen veel aandacht voor de kwetsbaarheden in de programmeertaal PHP, terwijl de media-aandacht in het buitenland kleiner bleef. Het is lastig om dat verschil te duiden, al spelen eerdere grote hacks in Nederland ongetwijfeld een rol.

Shallow-water coral reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, the IUCN has warned at a UN biodiversity conference. The loss would decimate fisheries and speed up coastal erosion

In its first global assessment, the world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96% of coral reef systems as "critically endangered."

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