These scientists tried a coral-breeding moonshot—and it worked

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These scientists tried a coral-breeding moonshot—and it worked

This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Wearing a navy-blue polo neck emblazoned with the Florida Aquarium logo, Keri O’Neil hugs a white cooler at Miami International Airport. “Coral babieeeeees,” she says, before letting out a short laugh. Relief. The container holds 10 plastic bottles teeming with thousands of tiny peach-colored specks. Shaped like cornflakes and n…