Episode 177: Binding the Coast

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that seagrass can reduce coastal erosion by up to 70% thanks to its root mats binding the sand.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3626/binding-the-coast/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v700/p1-12/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read ‘The Coast’ by Julia Randall <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=29048'>here</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>