Heat-resistant coral: Researchers hope they've bought some time for Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland.

Landscape of the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia, 2018. Source: AAP

Almost lost in the midst of coronavirus has been the Great Barrier Reef's third mass bleaching event in five years. In some good news, scientists in Australia have successfully developed a tool that could help protect the reef in the future: heat-resistant coral.



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