Building artificial coral reefs made from human ashes to restore marine life


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A British startup is building memorial reef structures out of human ashes. — AFP

A British start-up has come up with the original and surprising idea of building artificial coral reefs made from human ashes to help restore marine life.

The technique was tested in Bali, Indonesia in 2024 and has already proven successful, demonstrating fish diversity 14 times greater than degraded areas nearby.

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