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 ...

That's what a new area of science called ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) promises. It's a solution inspired by ...

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 ...

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.

Benjamin Van Mooy and his team found a relationship between plankton, omega-3 fatty acids and warming ocean waters.

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

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.

“These have no stinging tentacles but are used to wrap, trap, and envelop their prey: plankton and small fish,” Schmidt Ocean said on X. While sea jellies are often casually called ...

Autonomous underwater robots give marine scientists the opportunity to study what happens during an algae bloom in both time and space. Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, May 2022: It's spring, the sun is ...