National Geographic expedition studies reef resilience in Marshall Islands

National Geographic expedition studies reef resilience in Marshall Islands

By Ron Rocky ColomaFor scientists, there are still places in the Pacific where the map feels unfinished.In the Marshall Islands, that sense of discovery is not just about what remains unknown, but what has endured. A new expedition by National Geographic Pristine Seas is studying some of the region’s most remote atolls, combining modern science with generations of traditional knowledge to better understand how ocean ecosystems survive in a chang…