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Strange and wondrous creatures: plankton and the origins of life on Earth

Strange and wondrous creatures: plankton and the origins of life on Earth

Without plankton, the modern ocean ecosystem – the very idea of the ocean as we understand it – would collapse. Earth would have no complex life of any kind. By Ferris Jabr

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September 30, 202427m 12s

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Without plankton, the modern ocean ecosystem – the very idea of the ocean as we understand it – would collapse. Earth would have no complex life of any kind. By Ferris Jabr. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod">theguardian.com/longreadpod</a>

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OceansScienceBiology