It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

An curved arrow pointing right. The sea in eastern Thailand has been affected by a plankton bloom that has resulted in massive wildlife deaths. More from News The sea in eastern Thailand has been ...

Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet. They’re named for the Greek word planktos, meaning to ...

Scientists created a tool to study individual phytoplankton, helping predict climate effects and ocean health changes.

Bright colors continue to mark the progress of the increasingly intense spring phytoplankton blooms in the Black Sea in early May 2024. And there are many factors leading to its rapid bloom.

Plankton is the name given to a collection of tiny sea life that lives in the ocean. These minute organisms may be small, but they have a big role to play in maintaining the health of our oceans.

ROCKVILLE, MD – Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a ...

54, No. 6, Nov., 2009 Effects of Phytoplankton Community on Pr... We recorded vertical profiles of size distributions of large particles (>100 μm) to a 1000-m depth in the Atlantic, Indian, and ...

Through one of the primary carbon storage mechanisms, the biological carbon pump, phytoplankton (microscopic marine plants at the bottom of the oceanic food chain) take up CO 2 in the surface ocean ...

From microscopic plankton to the colossal blue whale, the sea is a testament to life’s ... Discovery Details: The team, led by Dr. Monika Bright and Dr. Sabine Gollner, lifted pieces of the ...