New England's One Tough Coral

Did you know there's coral in New England?

Northern Star coral lives up and down the east coast, from Buzzards Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. With coral reefs in peril, New England scientists are taking a closer look at Northern Star coral in hopes that it could hold answers for how to mitigate the impacts of climate change on coral reefs around the world.

Barbara Moran, editor of Earthwhile, WBUR's environmental team. She tweets @moranwriter.