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  • Australian Institute of Marine Biology

    Floating calcium 'sun shield' could protect the Great Barrier Reef

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    Rachel England
    Rachel England
    03.27.2018

    Scientists in Australia are testing a new technology that may help protect the endangered Great Barrier Reef from environmental degradation. An ultra-fine biodegradable film, 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, could be used as a floating "sun shield" to protect the reef from the effects of coral bleaching.