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Reefs Find Shelter from the Heat A new Wildlife Conservation Society study finds that the prospects of coral reefs in the age of climate change have improved. Reefs living in sites with variable temperatures are better able to survive warm water.

Big Apple Beautification The Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, and other programs and resources that promote the health and wellbeing of New York’s environment and citizens will benefit in 2009 under an increased budget for the state’s Environmental Protection Fund.

A Golden Anniversary in America’s First Playground In the straits between Surf Avenue and the Boardwalk, the Aquarium remains an integral part of the spirit of Coney Island. Our Brooklyn roots extend back to the summer of 1957, when we opened our new 14-acre home by the sea to both fanfare and flippers. Slideshow: 50 Years at a Glance

Take a Submarine Ride to the Deep Sea Behold the creature of a thousand stomachs. Float over a colony of writhing tubeworms. Prepare yourself for an encounter with the giant squid—a creature no one has ever seen alive before. Ready for your deep-sea adventure?

A Fishy Namesake New York Aquarium biologist Paul Loiselle, who has dedicated much of his career to safeguarding Madagascar’s little-known freshwater fishes, is the namesake for the island’s newly discovered Ptychochromis loisellei cichlid.

Grab a Front Row Seat at the Aquatheater What can crawl like a caterpillar, do a backbend like a gymnast, and dive down to 600 feet in the ocean? Find out at the sea lion spectacular! Demonstrations take place 2–3 times daily; times posted at entrance. See Otis make a big splash with the Aquatheater crowd.