Floating, microscopic plants, known as phytoplankton, soak up the sunlight and the nutrients stirring in the Southern Ocean and grow into prodigious blooms.

被称为浮游植物的流动微生植物，吸收了阳光和南太平洋海水里的养分，长成一团团巨大的水华。

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Conversely, the algae -- and therefore the coral -- rely on CO2 for their very survival as the algae soak up the CO2 and sunlight to produce carbohydrates for the corals to eat in the first place.

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In 2010, the solar plane flew non-stop for 26 hours to demonstrate that the aircraft could soak up enough sunlight to keep it airborne through the night.

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