{"693053":{"#nid":"693053","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Sea cucumbers may help protect coral reefs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECoral reefs are under pressure. The seas they live in are getting ever warmer and more acidic, taking them out of coral\u2019s comfort zone. Pollution is encouraging algal blooms, which stifle their growth. And overfishing is wiping out many species that they depend on for protection.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe over-fished species which have drawn most attention are those that feed on the algae or hunt others which have a penchant for consuming coral. However,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECody Clements\u003C\/strong\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/mark-hay\u0022\u003EMark Hay\u003C\/a\u003E of the Georgia Institute of Technology wish to add what might seem an unlikely candidate to the list: sea cucumbers.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECoral reefs are under pressure. The seas they live in are getting ever warmer and more acidic, taking them out of coral\u2019s comfort zone. Pollution is encouraging algal blooms, which stifle their growth. And overfishing is wiping out many species that they depend on for protection.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe over-fished species which have drawn most attention are those that feed on the algae or hunt others which have a penchant for consuming coral. However,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECody Clements\u003C\/strong\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/mark-hay\u0022\u003EMark Hay\u003C\/a\u003E of the Georgia Institute of Technology wish to add what might seem an unlikely candidate to the list: sea cucumbers.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2026-10-02 19:17:45","changed_gmt":"2026-10-05 14:50:13","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Economist ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/science-and-technology\/2026\/09\/16\/sea-cucumbers-may-help-protect-coral-reefs","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192254","name":"cos-climate"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"193538","name":"sea cucumber"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}