Coral-rich seas

Do you dive? I don’t, but as a kid, I have swam in coral reefs off the coast of Malaysia. The colours of the corals and the fishes – everything was alive and over the top. While Southeast Asia is the crown of marine diversity, we are losing our corals fast. Marine biologist James Tan tell us about corals and how we can protect them.
Illegal specimen in taxonomy – what should journals do?

A new centipede species was named using specimens collected without permits. Should journals combat such practices? Editors are divided.
Collectors finding thousands of bee species fewer than in the 1950s

Globally, thousands of bee species have become so rare that they are difficult to find or have gone extinct, according to an analysis of global insect collections.