The Wondrous World of the Imperiled Coral Reefs

Divers swim above a bed of dead corals off Malaysia's Tioman Island in the South China Sea, 2008.
David Loh / Reuters

Shallow Grave
Divers swim above a bed of dead corals off Malaysia's Tioman Island in the South China Sea.

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