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Could Greenland's mud help to feed the world?
The glaciers of Greenland continuously grind rocks into a fine dust known as 鈥渕ud flour鈥. Geologist Minik Rosing is investigating whether it could be harvested and transported to tropical areas where the heat has removed vital nutrients from the soil over millennia.
(Image: An aerial view of Greenland's Apusiajik glacier in August 2019. Credit: AFP/Getty Images.)
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