Coral crisis! Humans are killing off these bustling underwater cities. Can coral reefs be saved?(Life science: corals) From: Science World | Date: December 8, 2003| Author: Norlander, Britt | COPYRIGHT 2003 Scholastic, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Smack in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) south of Hawaii, scientist Jeremy Jackson dives beneath the clear, blue water. Rainbow-colored corals--tiny sea animals--sway below. Jackson is exploring the coral reefs that make up the Palmyra Atoll, a group of reef islands that have grown along the donut-shaped rim of a submerged volcano. Jackson, an ecologist from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is amazed at the vibrant reef around him. "Palmyra is on...