I can't find the link now but the Metro (free newspaper on the Underground) had an item yesterday about a small transparent creature the size of a thumb that lives in the sea. Apparently this critter ingests carbon and poops it out in a form that is so heavy it sinks to the bottom really quickly and thus is not eaten. Animals that eat carbon rich poop/decaying matter in turn poop it out themselves and it eventually dissolves into the sea and thus the atmosphere. These creatures that are similar to plankton in lifestyle, have some sort of digestive system that traps the carbon in its turds so it doesn't dissolve back into the sea.

So really... if we want to stop global warming and the build up of carbon dioxide, there is no substitute for a particular sort of shite.

I did check the date but there is nothing to suggest it was an April Fool....

LTS