Nature Notes

Despite spending most of their lives fast asleep beneath the sea, zooplankton play a crucial role in carbon capture, say scientists who have analysed their effects on climate change. These tiny creatures are at the bottom of the food chain, but fat stores in their bodies absorb vast amounts of carbon. My beautiful eucalyptus tree died last year. Its leaves shrivelled up and turned brown before it decided to have one final, unexpected flurry of new growth, but even that was short-lived. I’ve had ...