Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plankton are positively microscopic, but their importance to the planet is anything but. Unfortunately, they are now at risk due ...

"Bloom" with a view! Here's a look at new research into earthquakes "supercharging" plankton blooms in the Southern Ocean.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Radiolaria, a type of ocean plankton, pictured in symbiosis with microalgae. Plankton’s genetic makeup is drawing growing ...

Understanding plankton is essential to studying how ocean life is sustained. tonaquatic/iStock This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ...

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This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become plankton. The question that stopped me was, “What is plankton?” Now, my ...

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 ...

Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but there are some larger plankton, such as some types of jellyfish. Phytoplankton are ...

Planktonic foraminifera are tiny marine organisms, which are essential to the ocean's carbon cycle. A recent study reveals that these populations are shrinking at an alarming rate due to ocean warming ...

Have you ever thought about what would happen if all life in the ocean disappeared? A recent study explores this extreme scenario to understand how ocean biology shapes the past, present, and future ...

Eukaryotic phytoplankton drive a decrease in primary production under ocean acidification. Credit: Dalin Shi Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and ...