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How bird poop could help keep the Arctic cool

The fight against climate change has led to some strange discoveries: researchers recently found that feeding cows seaweed could reduce the methane content of their burps, others have suggested that dumping iron into the ocean may superpower carbon dioxide-munching phytoplankton, and still others are experimenting with injecting carbon into the ground to turn it into stone. Now, researchers are turning to bird poop. A new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that excrement from our feathered friends has the power to cool the Arctic… Source

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