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I run across all sorts of interesting phrases in my work as an environmental science writer. For our story about “,” two new-to-me phrases caught my ear: Marine snow, and the Plastisphere.

So what are they?

The Plastisphere

The Plastisphere is a diverse microbial community living on bits of plastic floating in the ocean. These communities are distinct from the surrounding water, suggesting that plastic serves as its own habitat in the ocean. The term was by scientists from Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Sea Education Association. ...