Breathing? Thank some plankton. Enormous amounts of coccolithophore, a type of plankton, die fr
Breathing? Thank some plankton. Enormous amounts of coccolithophore, a type of plankton, die from viruses in the worlds’ oceans: enough that their collective bodies can be seen from space as bright blue spots. Their defenses against the virus create oxygen: about 50% of the total amount on Earth. (Image credit to Wikipedia, and VIMS) -- source link
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