Blooming pillar corals, green sea turtles and colourful reef fishes—welcome to the thriving underwater universe of coral reefs. Running from July 15 to 21, Coral Reef Awareness Week is the perfect time to honour them. Coral reefs are formed by tiny marine organisms called coral polyps, which create vast colonies that serve as homes to a diverse array of marine species. As we turn our attention to their beauty and benefits, it"s vital to recognise the lurking threats–climate change, pollution and harmful human activities.
Coral Reef Awareness Week
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The play’s the thing
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
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Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, United States
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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Cable car station on Piz Nair mountain, Graubünden, Switzerland
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Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
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Dare to delve into this dense swamp
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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World Architecture Day
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See-through cephalopod
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Corona Arch near Moab, Utah, United States
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International Day of Forests
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Grandparents Day
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Connecting the dots
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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Beech trees and anemone wildflowers, Jutland, Denmark
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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Puffins pucker up
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Surrounded by a sea of sand
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Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
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Great North Run
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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales
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Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England
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A peck between penguins
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The worlds most exclusive beach?
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Whos in this creepy copse?
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A rainbow that’s worth the rainfall
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