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The Great Barrier Reef in Australia has long been one of the world’s most magnificent natural wonders, so enormous it can be seen from space, so beautiful it can move visitors to tears. But the reef, and the profusion of sea creatures living near it, are in profound trouble. Kim M. Cobb, a professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, comments on a recent study.