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The ocean’s sticky snow can carry six times more carbon

Here’s a fascinating climate helper drifting through the deep: marine snow, made of tiny bits of waste, dead organisms and other debris. Researchers found that its stickiness matters - the stickiest particles can carry more than six times as much carbon into the deep ocean as less gooey ones. With a new imaging technique, the team could watch bacteria move through the particles and see how their structure shapes the journey. That carbon transfer helps keep some carbon away from the atmosphere for centuries or longer.
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