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Australian Robots Are Exploring to the Deep Sea to Study Marine Snow – Gizmodo Australia
Where I live, it’s too warm out for a white Christmas. But in the deep ocean, it’s always snowing. I’m talking about marine snow, or flakes of biological debris…
Where I live, its too warm out for a white Christmas. But in the deep ocean, its always snowing. Im talking about marine snow, or flakes of biological debris like dirt, dead phytoplankton and algae, and even bits of faecal matter that shower down from higher waters. So festive!
As off-putting as this snow may sound, it serves an important purpose in regulating the climate and providing nutrients that life on the seafloor needs to thrive. To get a better grip on the detritus, 20 Australian scientists…
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