Currents in an Arctic sea accelerate the sinking of carbon-carrying phytoplankton

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What happened

Tiny plantlike organisms called phytoplankton that form the base of marine food webs topped by orcas, whales and sharks usually get eaten or slowly sink to the seafloor, carrying carbon as they go.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:07 UTC.

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  1. Currents in an Arctic sea accelerate the sinking of carbon-carrying phytoplankton

  2. Mirror-image crystals reverse the direction of light-driven currents

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