"Coral-Lation" -- The Discovery Files

"Coral-Lation" -- The Discovery Files
An international research group has found that plastic trash -- ubiquitous throughout the world's oceans -- intensifies disease for coral, adding to reef peril. When plastic debris meets coral, the researchers say, the likelihood of disease increases from 4 to 89 percent -- a 20-fold change.

Published February 11, 2018 at 09:00PM