
Scientists struggle to protect infant corals from hungry fish
Voice of America
FILE - This July 26, 2023, image provided by phade® by WinCup, Inc., shows a 'Coral Fort,' made of biodegradable drinking straws off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This July 26, 2023 image provided by phade® by WinCup, Inc., shows a 'Coral Fort,' made of biodegradable drinking straws off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

FILE - A Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) hangs from agave flowers in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in July 2022. (Chris Galloway/Horizonline Pictures/Bat Conservation International via AP) FILE - A Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) feeds on agave nectar in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in July 2022. (Chris Galloway/Horizonline Pictures/Bat Conservation International via AP)