This is because whales accumulate tons of carbon in their bodies during their lives - which average at 50 years - and when they die, their bodies sink to the bottom of the ocean, burying the carbon ...

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has continued to accelerate, increasing by a record amount last year. Trees, plants and tiny plankton in the ocean all convert CO2 into the oxygen we ...

National climate reporter Chase Cain traveled to Antarctica to show how whales and their microscopic neighbors help maintain a critical balance. Scientists from the California Ocean Alliance study ...

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