Dust Boosts Plankton Blooms
The vast Southern Ocean plays a critical role in mitigating climate change by absorbing a significant portion of the carbon dioxide we emit. New research sheds light on an unexpected contributor to this process:airborne dust. Scientists have long known that the world’s oceans absorb about a third of our carbon emissions. Phytoplankton, tiny marine organisms that form the base of the ocean’s food web, play a key […]