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The Secret Life of Plankton

A new video from TEDEducation about the beautiful, mysterious food web at the smallest scales of marine life. This is like stepping onto an alien world! All life on Earth depends in some way on these varied, microscopic wonders. A few tablespoons of seawater holds more marine life than there are people on Earth.

There is grandeur in this tiny view of life. Prepare to pick your jaw up off the floor, and then smile.