Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a ...

Phytoplankton are key players in the ocean carbon cycle. Comprised of a variety of microscopic photosynthesizing bacteria, algae, and other single-cell organisms, phytoplankton form the base of marine ...

Across the Finger Lakes, communities rely on annual water quality reports to tell them if their lake is healthy. Often, these ...

A recent satellite photo captured a gleaming halo of phytoplankton encircling the remote Chatham Islands. The stunning sight ...

It is estimated that ocean temperature warming will cause phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass to decrease by 6% and 11% respectively by the end of the century. A lower amount of these two main ...

Three new studies shed light on the complex factors shaping marine ecosystems, from Arctic phytoplankton blooms linked to sea ice retreat, to a predatory plankton’s unusual bioluminescence, to the ...

A new article reveals for the first time that microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton have been declining globally over the 20th century. Phytoplankton forms the basis of the marine food chain ...

Phytoplankton—microscopic plant-like organisms—are the foundation of the marine food web, sustaining everything from tiny fish to multi-ton whales while also playing a critical role in removing carbon ...

A new study from researchers from the Faculty of Science at Charles University in the Czech Republic shows that microscopic communities of phytoplankton—key primary producers in aquatic ecosystems—can ...

You could swear the ocean is looking a bit teal. Are you imagining things, or is the ocean getting greener? What’s more, over ...

The Bosphorus is a strait that separates Europe from Asia — and in recent days, its normally dark blue waters have turned a remarkable turquoise. Some residents of Istanbul, noticing the suddenly ...