Study shows how marine microorganisms affect ocean warming

The Earth's climate system is affected by the world's oceans which have contributed to climate change deceleration by absorbing up to 33% of the human-generated greenhouse gas emissions. But a team of marine researchers from Germany has shed light on how biological factors could also play a role in this process. The results were recently published in the journal PNAS.

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ENVIRONMENT: Coral Reefs Lucky – This Time

MELBOURNE, May 6 (IPS) - Scientists have been surprised by the rapid recovery of coral reefs from mass bleaching on Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, but they warn that reefs remain particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

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