The Florida Wildlife Commission is trotting out a new coral defending system, which is a 3D-printed tool to protect coral. The defender was placed on half of the new 660 corals at an aquarium and ...

Vulnerable, young corals in Florida's reef are being protected with biodegradable, 3D-printed cages in an effort to prevent lab-grown coral from being eaten by natural predators at sea.

The "coral defenders" are made of plastic called PHA. Similar to a potato starch, it naturally breaks down when exposed, ...