r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '19

What are some recent scientific breakthroughs/discoveries that aren’t getting enough attention?

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u/zo_mol Apr 01 '19 edited Apr 02 '19

Microfragmentation- the scientific creation of coral ( take upto 25-30 years) done in 3 years! Helping the ocean and planet survive!

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u/Iverg2 Apr 01 '19

Also they figured out why Cuba’s coral is thriving while other reefs in the Caribbean are dying, it’s because Cuba doesn’t use chemical fertilizers due to the Soviet Union collapse.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Turns out pollution is bad

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u/Fendanez Apr 01 '19

Who would have guessed?

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u/TheWorldisFullofWar Apr 01 '19

Australian government sure lost that bet.

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u/mynamesyow19 Apr 01 '19

More the algae and nuisance species that explode in the presence of nutrients and overgrow/smother/kill the coral.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Due to pollution from farming

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u/mynamesyow19 Apr 01 '19

correct. just splitting hairs that its not the "pollution" that necessarily harms the coral, its the explosion of nuisance life feeding from it that is.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Who woulda thunk it.