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February 2005
Scientists Track Degradation of World's Coral Reefs
Some scientists are concerned that overfishing, pollution and global warming are killing parts of the world's coral reefs. Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on efforts to preserve the reefs.

Part II: In the second part of the series, Bowser explores the potential of reefs to provide the raw materials for life-saving drugs.

Key Features

Interactive: Anatomy of a Reef
Polyp What is the building block of a coral reef? Learn about how polyps, which can be as small as a pinhead or as large as a foot, catch their prey and grow into what we recognize as coral reefs over millions of years.

Slide Show: Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Coral See a clam nestled in a lunar coral, the difference between a deformed and healthy plate coral, and the variety of wildlife that exists in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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