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The ferocious blooms of Ireland’s plankton are visible from space

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Check out that blue alien swarm off the coast of Ireland. It’s phytoplankton in bloom, in an image captured last spring and released this week. They swirl in the water, almost like an intelligence… with a purpose. [ESA via NationalGeographic]

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