Naked Science Forum
Life Sciences => The Environment => Topic started by: thedoc on 11/06/2014 16:57:30
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The tiny plants that inhabit the ocean (phytoplankton) have developed a remarkable mechanism to protect themselves from harmful UV radiation in the bright summer months: they make clouds. This is probably the most elaborate sun-screen on the planet! Oscar Branson explains how it works...
Read the article (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/clouds-of-plankton/) then tell us what you think...