Australia is home to some of the world’s strangest marine life, especially along its coasts and reefs. That said, much of its coastline isn’t all that unusual. There are always exceptions, of course, like this bizarre coastal sweet spot where conditions line up to produce a dramatic—and splashy—display. First, the water spirals into a vortex, […]
The Ocean Is a Carbon Toilet. Marine Heat Waves Are Clogging It.
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. Across the world’s oceans, tiny organisms known as phytoplankton harvest the sun’s energy, gobbling up carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. They’re eaten by little animals called zooplankton, which poop […]