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  "id": 6931318,
  "title": "Tiny cyanobacteria may be the secret heroes of ocean carbon sequestration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/tiny-cyanobacteria-may-be-the-secret-heroes-of-ocean-carbon",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-12T13:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tiny-cyanobacteria-secret-heroes-ocean.html"
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  "summary": "A process known as the biological carbon pump (BCP) moves organic carbon from near the ocean's surface to the ocean floor. That carbon often stays there for hundreds or thousands of years, making the BCP a primary source of carbon sequestration in the oceans. Scientists have thought that relatively large phytoplankton are more efficient at exporting carbon to the deep ocean than tiny…",
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        "outlet": "Eos",
        "title": "Tiny Cyanobacteria May Be the Secret Heroes of Ocean Carbon Sequestration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/tiny-cyanobacteria-may-be-the-secret-heroes-of-ocean-carbon",
        "published": "2026-09-10T12:46:34.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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