Mangrove forests protect coastlines. ‘Synthetic mangroves’ could do the same for cities.


Photograph: © SAF – Coastal Care

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To better understand exactly how mangroves can grow in the ocean yet pump freshwater up to their leaves, engineers constructed what they’re dubbing “synthetic mangroves.”

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