Spotted as part of a citizen scientist project, the “undulating meadows” of Pavona clavus coral stretch over an area half the ...

Mother and daughter citizen scientists find what is believed to be the largest coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef and possibly in the world.

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A mother-and-daughter team of citizen scientists has identified the world’s largest known coral colony, found on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.

A mother-daughter team of citizen scientists has discovered a single coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef stretching more ...

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"I knew right from the minute we dropped in that it was something special," conservationist Sophie Kalkowski-Pope said.

Volunteer group Citizens of the Reef made the find as part of the Great Reef Census Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ...

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