bleached
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Every bleached fragment that touched its healthy counterpart recovered completely within seven weeks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The new findings suggest another possibility: helping bleached corals recover quickly enough to survive the dangerous period following a marine heat wave.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Through these connections, beneficial algae and the nutrients they produce could pass from the healthy coral into the bleached one.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Three days of contact was the minimum required for a bleached coral to begin to recover, and five ensured full recovery.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
They’re near the river’s edge and there’s a forked tree just this side of them along the riverbank, bleached and leafless, like it maybe once got struck by lightning.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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