The Antarctic has also played a profound role in regulating the world’s climate, in part by absorbing heat and carbon dioxide emissions resulting from human activity.

The new study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates how changes in temperature and plate tectonics, where the positions of Earth’s continents were in very different positions than today, have determined the distribution of corals through the ages.

Researchers used satellite images to chronicle the historical expansion of eastern North Carolina’s swine farming industry.

Researchers note that modeling results could be used to improve nitrogen rate calculators currently in use.

A study shows that yeast, an abundant waste product from breweries, can filter out even trace amounts of lead.

Data collected on cruise SE 22-04 will give scientists a snapshot of this unique ecosystem and offer insight into how it is likely to change in the face of global climate change.

Despite previous research predicting coral species would move south to cooler waters to protect themselves, the new study – published in Molecular Ecology – has found this may not hold true on the West Coast of Australia.

The mission is expected to help scientists understand the factors driving tropical cyclone intensification and to improve forecasting models.

“It would not surprise me if this summer ended up being the second-hottest summer on record for the state,” says state climatologist and Texas A&M professor John Nielsen-Gammon.

Wildfires raged, drought conditions improved slightly