Scientists are predicting that the pace of global warming might hinge on marine "snow" - each year, phytoplankton floating in the seas take in 10 billion tons of carbon from the air.
Their shells and excretions rain down from the surface, providing a feast for creatures that recycle up to 90 percent of the carbon back into the water as carbon dioxide, though only a light dusting lands on the ocean...
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