For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths

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Source: Photo by Kausalya Mahadevan

New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.

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