The Ocean’s Secret: How Phytoplankton Outshines Trees in Oxygen Production
Beneath the waves, tiny phytoplankton are the true powerhouses of Earth’s oxygen supply, producing more than all the world’s forests combined. These microscopic organisms drift in the sunlit ocean, quietly generating 50% to 80% of the oxygen we breathe through photosynthesis. Every breath you take - on land or underwater - owes a debt to these invisible heroes of the sea.
