Midwest students don't often get a chance to study the wonders of marine biology. SIU - Carbondale is working to change that.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Taylor Swift coral? The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas now has a new, beautiful coral on exhibit called “Swiftia exserta,” and it is here just in time for Taylor Swift ...

A large threat to those reefs is the enormous ornamental coral market for private aquariums, according to SIU’s Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences Director Jim Garvey.

“In addition to lectures and quizzes, we also joined a guided tour of the Grand Aquarium and organised booth activities to teach other students about coral reefs through games,” said the 12 ...