Fishing boat captains observed tropical looking water this weekend, the likely result of a algal bloom, NASA said.
Researchers in the UK have shown how the distributions of two phytoplankton groups—known to produce natural toxins that can ...
A study reveals that the dark Arctic winter helps trigger massive marine blooms in the spring, disrupting ecosystems and food ...
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 ...
Plankton, found in lakes, oceans, steams, and rivers, are the lungs of the planet.
The seawater in 24 plastic Nalgene bottles sloshed gently in the wet lab on the Bell M. Shimada, one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ocean research vessels. Each bottle ...
The growth of phytoplankton such as these marine diatom cells has been declining at a rate of one per cent per year globally, researchers estimate. ((Karl Bruun/Nostoca Algae Laboratory/Courtesy of ...
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