From Lab to Life: How to Heat-Proof Coral Reefs

The ocean's coral reefs support an estimated 25% of all known marine life yet are threatened by rising ocean temperatures and bleaching. In this "After the Fact" episode from our recurring "From Lab to Life" series, we look at ways scientists are pioneering efforts to save corals. Phillip Cleves is a marine scientist who researches ways to restore and protect these important ecosystems. From his lab at the Carnegie Institution for Science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, he describes how studying coral genetics can help uncover solutions to protect marine health—and how this research can advance human health too.

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From Lab to Life: How to Heat-Proof Coral Reefs is an episode from After the Fact by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

This episode is 13:27 long.

This episode was published on Oct 3, 2025.

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