The ocean is a carbon toilet, and it may be getting clogged

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Published October 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM EDT

Our oceans are the world鈥檚 biggest carbon sink. They鈥檝e absorbed about one-third of all human-induced , and play a crucial role in stabilizing the planet鈥檚 climate. That鈥檚 thanks in no small part to tiny organisms at the base of the marine food chain called phytoplankton, which gobble up atmospheric carbon dioxide and release oxygen in its place.

But according to a new study, are hampering the ocean鈥檚 ability to keep this CO-2 locked up below the surface.

Here & Now鈥榮 Rob Schmitz speaks with Grist senior staff writer .

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