
July 25, 2012
Submarine Volcanoes Help Rebuild Great Barrier Reef
"Pumice rafting" colonizes large swaths of the damaged reef instantaneously with organisms hitching a ride on trillions of pieces of floating rock
Douglas Main is an independent journalist who covers environmental issues, the natural world and a range of other scientific topics. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, MIT Technology Review, Hakai Magazine and other publications. Until recently, he was a senior writer and editor at National Geographic. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @douglas_main.

Submarine Volcanoes Help Rebuild Great Barrier Reef
"Pumice rafting" colonizes large swaths of the damaged reef instantaneously with organisms hitching a ride on trillions of pieces of floating rock