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Darwin’s theory about coral reef atolls is fatally flawed: Scientists compile new evidence that atolls are formed by cyclic changes in sea level – Science Daily
Charles Darwin’s 1842 theory about the formation of ring-shaped reefs, called atolls, is incorrect, but ‘it’s so beautiful, so simple and pleasing’ that it stil…
Marine geologist and oceanographer André Droxler knows Charles Darwin’s theory about atolls is incorrect. But Droxler, who’s studied coral reefs for more than 40 years, understands why Darwin’s model persists in textbooks, university lecture halls, natural science museums and Wikipedia entries.”It’s so beautiful, so simple and pleasing that everybody still teaches it,” said Droxler, who recently retired from Rice University. “Every introductory book you can find in Earth science and marine scien…
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