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🌿 Environment
October 20, 2026 at 06:56 PM
Sick Corals Can Heal With the Help of a 'Magic Touch' From Healthy Ones, Offering Hope for Heat-Damaged Marine Ecosystems
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
New research shows that sick, bleached coral fragments can revive within weeks when in physical contact with healthy clones, offering significant hope for heat-damaged marine ecosystems worldwide.
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