Scientists put a dying coral next to a healthy one — and watched it heal before their eyes

Muzammil Hussain October 24, 2026

Two finger-shaped pieces of coral, one white and white brown, touch at the tip.

Scientists at Stanford University in California stumbled on a promising discovery when two coral fragments in the lab — one bleached and one healthy — tipped over in a tank and touched.

Scientists at Stanford University in California stumbled on a promising discovery when two coral fragments in the lab — one bleached and one healthy — tipped over in a tank and touched. Two finger-shaped pieces of coral, one white and white brown, touch at the tip.

Scientists at Stanford University in California stumbled on a promising discovery when two coral fragments in the lab — one bleached and one healthy — tipped over in a tank and touched.

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