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480-million-year-old sponge discovered in China built Earth’s first skeletal reef
The discovery of a 480-million-year-old sponge in China has revolutionized scientists’ understanding of early reef ecosystems ...
Watch: Plane Video Captures Chinese Military Bases in South China Sea
Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.
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Island-building and overfishing wreak destruction of South China Sea reefs
The Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, Vietnam and China vie for control of the islets and reefs, some of which only breach the ocean surface at extreme low tide. But amid the struggle ...
Manila is taking Beijing to court over the South China Sea again
This time, it’s for the destruction of marine ecosystems and damage inflicted upon Philippine ships by Chinese vessels. Read ...
Oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge discovered in south China
International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 ...
Philippine defense chief calls China’s claims in the South China Sea ‘the biggest fiction and lie’
The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...
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Growing reefs: Number of corals near China's Wuzhizhou Island doubles in five years
SANYA /China/, March 28. /TASS/. Five years into Hainan’s coral reef restoration project off the coast of Wuzhizhou Island near the city of Sanya (Hainan Province, South China) the local coral ...