MIT geologists have found that tectonic activity gives rise to smectite, a type of clay that can sequester a surprising amount of organic carbon within its microscopic folds (shown here), over millions of years. (Courtesy: Anthony Priestas, Boston University)
Geologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have discovered a connection
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