Oceans and atmosphere: Microscopic-scale predator-prey relationship has global climate implications

A factor that determines the properties of clouds that help moderate the planet's temperature may be decided in the oceans. The oceans are home to phytoplankton, which when they decay, produce molecules that become airborne -- if bacteria don't eat the molecules first.

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