Bacteria Hitches a Ride on Your Trash, Killing Coral
This dynamic duo is another deadly threat to coral reefs. But people can do something about it.
Coral reefs are having a tough time. From bleaching events to increasingly acidic and oxygen-free zones in the oceans due to climate change, threats to coral reefs and marine life are vast. Now, scientists have directly observed yet another menace, and it's a duo. Deadly bacteria and plastic, when combined, increase the likelihood of disease-ridden coral by twentyfold.
The deadly duo works like
