Sticky Ocean Snow Carries Six Times More Carbon to the Deep Sea
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New research finds stickier marine snow resists bacterial breakdown and carries far more carbon into the deep ocean, linking ocean slime to climate processes.

Researchers have found that how sticky marine snow is determines how much carbon it carries to the deep ocean, with stickier particles sinking six times more carbon to depth.

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  • Erin BaxterEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Six times more carbon sinks because the snow is sticky. Leave it to the ocean to finally do the carbon capture that our politicians keep promising and never delivering.