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October 10 Declared International Coccolithophore Day to Combat Climate Change
10/11/2025
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Story summary
- Five European research organizations launched an initiative to establish October 10 as International Coccolithophore Day, highlighting coccolithophores' role in regulating the ocean's carbon cycle.
- Coccolithophores are microscopic organisms that produce calcium carbonate and contribute to carbon storage and oxygen production, while climate change threatens their survival.
- Projects across Croatia, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Portugal aim to understand their ecological impact and interactions with other marine life.
