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A coral reef is a rocky ridge under the surface of the ocean that is created not through the oceanic uplift or mountain building process - via plate tectonics - but by living coral. The rocky substrate that is a coral reef is made using thin layers of calcium carbonate produced by various corals.

The creation process is not an overnight event. It can take 30 Million years to create a sizable coral reef. That period is one of the reasons why so many people are concerned about the health of coral systems around the world.

Earlier we mentioned that a coral reef is a coral community. These ecosystems are large and balanced. Around 25 percent of the organisms in the ocean are impacted one way or another by coral reefs. It may be that an organism lives there, feeds there,

True love can last forever, but everyone's time in this life will come to an end. When it does, many couples want to make sure they memorialize and honor that love. Whether they're looking for ways to pre-plan their own end-of-life celebrations and wishes, or loved ones are looking for ways to acknowledge their love after they're gone, there are many opportunities to showcase love and commitment, even after death.  Here are some of the most important things to think about.

Memorializing a couple can sometimes be difficult. Loved ones on both sides of the relationship will have ideas about who the couple was, what they were like, and what mattered most to them. But some of those ideas might conflict, and some of them can be based on other people's perceptions. Instead of focusing on who the

When there is a choice of cremation, how do people celebrate the life of their loved one? What type of funeral or memorial is appropriate?

How do you plan a cremation ceremony? Thinking about putting a cremation ceremony together to celebrate and remember the life of someone you love is a final act of love – and a big job.

Tyler Fraser interviews Mike Belsito, cofounder of efuneral.com, an online platform bringing families and funeral homes together. In this episode, we learn about the benefits of efuneral.com and discover the various ways families, funeral homes, hospitals and hospice care facilities can utilize efuneral.com to ensure themselves, and those they assist, the most beneficial experience possible.

After receiving the cremated remains of a loved one, you have many options. You can keep cremains in a beautiful urn at home. You can scatter ashes in places of special meaning. You can turn cremated remains into pieces of art or jewelry.

While all good options, they lack a certain level of permanence. Future generations might want to be able to visit a spot where they can find the remains of their ancestors.

Chester French Stewart, chairman of French Funerals and Cremation in Albuquerque, tells the story of a young woman who flew from New York to New Mexico to visit the grave of her grandfather. However, Grandpa had been cremated and the remains scattered in the mountains with no record