Viruses may help phytoplankton make clouds — by tearing the algae apart

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - 11:34 in Earth & Climate

Sick phytoplankton shed their calcium carbonate plates more easily than their healthy counterparts, which could play a role in forming clouds.

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