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Researchers studied the carbon storage of deep-water seagrasses living at Lizard Island, Australia. Education Images/UIG via Getty Images hide caption
Deep Seagrass Bed Could Stall Climate Change, If Climate Change Doesn't Kill It First
Cambodian officials discovered 1,026 pieces of ivory hidden among marble in an abandoned container shipped from Mozambique. Cambodia has emerged as an ivory trade hub in recent years. Ban Chork/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
New Climate Deal Keeps Paris Accord Alive, Draws Path To Implementation
Peter Neaton and his crew unload black cod pots in Homer, Alaska after a November fishing trip in the Gulf of Alaska. Aaron Bolton/KBBI News hide caption
Alaska Fishermen Hauling A Bigger Catch With Gear They Get To Use For The First Time
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke faced the prospect of congressional probes after newly elected Democrats take majority control of the House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
A wolf in its enclosure at the Hexentanzplatz zoo in Thale, northern Germany. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
As The Biggest Climate Conference Since Paris Ends, What's Accomplished?
A massive fire roars through a neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., after a PG&E gas pipeline ruptured, killing eight people, in 2010. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption
Downed trees mark the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Deerfield, Va., in February. A federal appeals court has blocked development of portions of the pipeline. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Countries Struggle To Agree On Rules For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Every summer, downy mildew spreads from Florida northward, adapting to nearly every defense pickle growers have in their arsenals and destroying their crops. Bernd Settnik/Picture Alliance via Getty Images hide caption
How The U.S. Can Still Advance Climate Negotiations Under The Trump Administration
Just outside of Paradise, the charred remains of the Camp Fire stops just short of a home that survived the blaze. Adam Grossberg/KQED hide caption