Whale poop may assist oceans in absorbing CO2
By Pauline Askin | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-24 06:48
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A North Atlantic right whale descends into Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, on April 12. Bill Greene / THE BOSTON GLOBE VIA AP |
SYDNEY - Whale droppings have emerged as a natural ocean fertilizer which could help combat global warming by allowing the Southern Ocean to absorb more carbon dioxide, Australian scientists have found.
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