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Brain coral in the sea

Discover how brain coral got its name, and why it’s vital to protect it. 

Brain Coral Looks Like a Brain, and Can Live up to 900 Years

A study led by Dartmouth researchers shows that microscopic marine animals called zooplankton (pictured) can be enticed to ingest organic carbon particulates in seawater that are later confined to the deep ocean in the animals' feces. The researchers found that clay sprayed on the water's surface bonds with the carbon, creating sticky balls that become part of the ravenous little creatures' daily smorgasbord. (Credit: Mukul Sharma/Dartmouth)


carbon capturers

Leveraging the food of tiny phytoplankton could trap carbon and sequester it to the ocean’s bottom.

Poop of the Ocean’s Tiniest Organisms Could Combat Climate Change

Aggressive river otter in grass

Learn where otter aggression can come from and why it's better to leave wildlife to the professionals.

While Cute and Playful, River Otters Can Attack Humans

asteroids-coming-to-Earth

Learn how asteroid strikes may have only altered Earth's climate for about 25 years. 

Major Eocene Asteroid Didn't Change Earth's Climate in the Long Term

Only a tiny percentage of the globe experienced cooler than normal temperatures during January through October. As the red and pink colors in this map of the globe show, almost all of Earth's surface was unusually warm — and a significant portion, including North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Oceania, was record warm. (Credit: NOAA)

Feverish Earth

This year likely will end as warmest on record, and new findings show Earth's icy places are suffering. Meanwhile, CO2 emissions continue rising — and efforts to turn the climatic tide are increasingly threatened.

As International Climate Talks Devolve Into A "Circus," Unsettling News About Global Heating Emerges

A researcher looks out at Arctic sea ice in polar winter. (Credit: Łukas Piotrowski/National Snow and Ice Data Center)

The Arctic at Night

Even as winter takes hold in the Arctic, sea ice there is growing sluggishly. In Antarctica, summer’s arrival has driven sea ice to near-record lows.

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