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A new study suggests that plankton keeps our planet cool

Posted in Featured, Science on 21st Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Microscopic organisms that float in the oceans known as plankton may be helping our planet against the damaging effects of climate change.

Chemicals from sunscreen are poisoning the ocean

Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

When beachgoers go for a dip, the traces of sunscreen that wash off into the ocean poison phytoplankton, the microscopic plant life that anchor the marine food web.