Science In Action - Coral extinctions and chalky unknowns

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As two species of coral are killed off by the 2023 heatwave in the Florida reefs, the abilities of different plankton species to cope with rising CO2 remain crucially unknown.

Also, retrospective research shows a strong suggestion that mRNA covid vaccination might serendipitously boost certain types of cancer immunotherapy.

And, if you can’t identify changing agricultural crop types from satellite observations, why not just strap a camera to your bike helmet?

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Alex Mansfield
Production co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

(Photo: Dead elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata). Credit: Rolf von Riedmatten/Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 23rd October 2025.

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