An in situ experiment finds that reducing the acidity of the seawater surrounding a natural coral reef significantly increases reef calcification, suggesting that ocean acidification may already be slowing coral growth. See Letter p.362
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Lough, J. Turning back time. Nature 531, 314–315 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17302
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