Today marks the second-ever World Reef Day, an observance created to help focus global attention on the deteriorating health of our planet"s vital reef systems, and also to help marshal efforts to help them recover. Why should we care about the health of ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef, seen in this photo? Because reefs are an easy indicator of how healthy our oceans are. And right now, reefs aren"t doing too well. What can we do? Learn about reefs—not just the dangers that put healthy reefs at risk, but why reefs are such a critical part of Earth"s greater ecosystems.
The largest living organism on Earth
Today in History
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A viewer with a view
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Where do those colors come from?
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World Honey Bee Day
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New York City skyline
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Lands End, Cornwall, England
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Global commerce in motion
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Fibonacci Day
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Classical music takes center stage
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Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
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Tall, taller, tallest
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Marshland, Gloucester, MA
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Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
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Bathing in the light of Pride
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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First Cliff Walk
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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A river on the tundra
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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Midwinter freeze
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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Penguin Awareness Day
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