Keith Kloor

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A fire cloud erupts above Oregon's Falls Fire on July 15, 2024. The Western United States and Canada were plagued by intense, fast-spreading wildfires during 2024 — part of a long-term trend linked to climate change. (Credit: InciWeb)

A Fire Cloud Erupts

The second installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 2

Astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this dramatic image of Hurricane Beryl from the International Space Station on July 1, 2024. At the time, the cyclone's winds were howling at 150 miles per hour. Beryl was the earliest Atlantic basin Category-5 hurricane on record and the strongest June and July hurricane in the basin. The hurricane roared across parts of the Caribbean and the Yucatán Peninsula, making landfall in the United States along the Gulf Coast as a Category-1 storm. (Credit: NASA)

Hurricane Beryl

From vicious storms and relentless global heating, to volcanic eruptions and shimmering aurora, compelling images help tell the story of a drama-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 1

(Credit: PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock) 

Antarctic glacier

Was the infamous “bloop” a sea monster? Learn why this noise was a good reminder that we should keep an eye on the South Pole.

What the Mysterious Bloop Taught Us About Antarctica 

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.

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