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Science & Breakthroughs

Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef

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Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For years, the conversation around coral reefs has been threaded with grief. Bleaching events, rising ocean temperatures, one crisis folding into the next. The reefs have become a kind of shorthand for what we stand to lose. A new global analysis is pushing back on that, and not with vague optimism, but with coordinates. Researchers have identified approximately 64,000 square miles (166,000 square kilometers) of coral reefs capable of surviving and recovering

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The science section covers breakthroughs in medicine, physics, biology, and technology. We surface discoveries that expand what humanity can do, from new treatments reaching clinical trials to engineering feats that seemed impossible a decade ago. Every link goes to the original publisher so you can read the full study or press release yourself.

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