Can Cryopreservation Save Coral Reefs? | Nautilus Narrations with Stranger Cat episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 6, 2024 · 13 MIN

Can Cryopreservation Save Coral Reefs? | Nautilus Narrations with Stranger Cat

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Can cryogenically freezing coral stop time long enough to save them? Listen to musician, producer, and coral reef activist Stranger Cat explore how scientists are refining ways to cryogenically freeze coral larvae in an effort to preserve populations that are under threat from warming waters as she reads "Frozen Reefs" by journalist CD Davidson-Hiers from Nautilus Magazine. Stranger Cat is no stranger to Florida's struggling coral reefs. She's part of a group called Coral Friends 305 that engages in solutions to care for Florida's fragile coral ecosystem impacted by ongoing heat waves, making her the perfect artist to collaborate with on this episode of Nautilus Narrations! You can listen to Stranger Cat's new album ‘Slow Jam Love Letters To My Body In Pieces’ now wherever you stream your music, so go check it out if you’re into orchestral synth pop! Follow Stranger Cat on Instagram and YouTube to stay up to date on new music releases, tour dates, and more. Enjoying Nautilus? ⁠Sign up to our FREE newsletter⁠ and follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (X)⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, and ⁠Threads⁠!

Can cryogenically freezing coral stop time long enough to save them? Listen to musician, producer, and coral reef activist Stranger Cat explore how scientists are refining ways to cryogenically freeze coral larvae in an effort to preserve populations that are under threat from warming waters as she reads "Frozen Reefs" by journalist CD Davidson-Hiers from Nautilus Magazine. Stranger Cat is no stranger to Florida's struggling coral reefs. She's part of a group called Coral Friends 305 that engages in solutions to care for Florida's fragile coral ecosystem impacted by ongoing heat waves, making her the perfect artist to collaborate with on this episode of Nautilus Narrations! You can listen to Stranger Cat's new album ‘Slow Jam Love Letters To My Body In Pieces’ now wherever you stream your music, so go check it out if you’re into orchestral synth pop! Follow Stranger Cat on Instagram and YouTube to stay up to date on new music releases, tour dates, and more. Enjoying Nautilus? ⁠Sign up to our FREE newsletter⁠ and follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (X)⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, and ⁠Threads⁠!

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Can cryogenically freezing coral stop time long enough to save them? Listen to musician, producer, and coral reef activist Stranger Cat explore how scientists are refining ways to cryogenically freeze coral larvae in an effort to preserve...

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