The gooier marine snow is, the better it is at transporting carbon, new study finds

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Oct 12, 2026, 10:00 am227 ptsTop
In the deep sea, it never stops snowing. The type of snow that falls in the ocean, known as marine snow, is very different from the flaky geometric wonders that fall on land. Marine snow describes tiny clumps of organic and inorganic detritus—think mucus, poop, silt, dead plankton, etc.—that rain from the…

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