WorldPingOn June 29, 2026, the snow accumulated by Switzerland's glaciers over the course of the previous winter had melted.
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Fossil plankton shells reveal reduced nitrogen fixation in warmer oceans 3 million years ago
Europe's earliest glacier loss day in years signals a reckoning for the Alps
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WorldPingNitrogen is a key nutrient because it fuels the growth of plankton, which forms the basis of the marine food web. Two opposing processes determine the global nitrogen cycle: nitrogen fixation and denitrification.
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