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  "id": 15789111,
  "title": "Sick Corals Can Heal With the Help of a 'Magic Touch' From Healthy Ones, Offering Hope for Heat-Damaged Marine Ecosystems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/sick-corals-can-heal-with-the-help-of-a-magic-touch-from-healthy-ones",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:56:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sick-corals-can-heal-with-the-help-of-a-magic-touch-from-healthy-ones-offering-hope-for-heat-damaged-marine-ecosystems-180989693/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A coral is often a colony of tiny, genetically identical animals. New research suggests that when a bleached coral fragment comes into physical contact with a colorful, thriving clone, the pale one can revive within weeks",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}