<p>As two species of coral are killed off by the 2023 heatwave in the Florida reefs, the abilities of different plankton species to cope with rising CO2 remain crucially unknown. </p><p>Also, retrospective research shows a strong suggestion that mRNA covid vaccination might serendipitously boost certain types of cancer immunotherapy. </p><p>And, if you can’t identify changing agricultural crop types from satellite observations, why not just strap a camera to your bike helmet? </p><p>Presenter: Roland Pease 
Producer: Alex Mansfield  
Production co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth </p><p>(Photo: Dead elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata). Credit: Rolf von Riedmatten/Getty Images)</p>

Science In Action

BBC World Service

Coral extinctions and chalky unknowns

OCT 23, 202537 MIN
Science In Action

Coral extinctions and chalky unknowns

OCT 23, 202537 MIN

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<p>As two species of coral are killed off by the 2023 heatwave in the Florida reefs, the abilities of different plankton species to cope with rising CO2 remain crucially unknown. </p><p>Also, retrospective research shows a strong suggestion that mRNA covid vaccination might serendipitously boost certain types of cancer immunotherapy. </p><p>And, if you can’t identify changing agricultural crop types from satellite observations, why not just strap a camera to your bike helmet? </p><p>Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth </p><p>(Photo: Dead elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata). Credit: Rolf von Riedmatten/Getty Images)</p>