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    Tiny poops in the ocean may help solve the carbon problem

    2024-12-09T16:07:00Z

    Zooplankton could capture carbon dioxide originating from Earth’s atmosphere and deposit it deep into the sea as feces. The new technique mooted consists of spraying clay dust on the surface of the ocean at the site of large blooms of phytoplankton.