Around 635 to 720 million years ago, Earth was twice almost completely covered by ice. The question of how life survived these ‘Snowball Earth’ glaciations has puzzled scientists for many …read more Source:: Science
Tag: plankton
Plankton poo clue could aid climate predictions
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•Scientists from the UK’s National Oceanography Center (NOC) have set their sights on unmasking the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’ – the area between 100 and 1000 meters deep where a small …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Scientists want you to know plankton is not just whale food
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists on Thursday unveiled the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of the world’s ocean plankton, the tiny organisms that serve as food for marine creatures such as …read more Source:: UKScienceNews