Salt marshes are proving to be powerful allies in building a climate-resilient coastline

October 21, 2026 · 12:00 am 2 sources

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• Scientists put a salt marsh in a giant wave-machine: here's what they learned
  Nature · October 21, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03376-6 Experiment shows how these ecosystems could protect coastlines from huge storms — plus, new evidence hints at what Denisovans might have looked like.

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• Salt marshes are proving to be powerful allies in building a climate-resilient coastline
  Phys.org · October 21, 2026 20:40
  Salt marsh sediment and vegetation can remain largely intact even during extreme storm surges. This was demonstrated in a large-scale experiment in which researchers transported sections of salt marsh to an experimental facility capable of producing the world's largest artificial waves. The…