Great Barrier Reef’s great-grandmother is unearthed
JUST 600 metres away from the Great Barrier Reef, the jewel in Australia's crown, a less spectacular but more ancient reef has been discovered. Age before beauty, when it comes to coral? (Image: Naoi/ Flickr/Getty) The first hint of its existence came in 2007, when seismic and sonar measurements revealed odd ridges and lagoons on [...]

