There aren’t many features on Earth that look bad from space.
Mountains? Pretty great. Deserts? Freaking gorgeous. How about clouds? Awesome! And don’t even get me started about the Bahamas.
But perhaps one of the most beautiful features of our planet as seen from space is actually created by some of the smallest organisms on our world.
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Ephemeral blooms of algae create ethereal — and sometimes dangerous — swirls of green and blue in bodies of water around the world.
I mean, just check it out for yourself.
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