Phytoplankton in the ocean are central to the global carbon cycle as they perform photosynthesis, capturing and transporting carbon (C) to the deep ocean. The growth of phytoplankton relies not only ...

Fishing boat captains observed tropical looking water this weekend, the likely result of a algal bloom, NASA said.

They’re small, but they’re mighty. From producing oxygen we breathe to soaking up carbon we emit to feeding fish we eat, tiny phytoplankton are a crucial part of ocean ecosystems and essential to life ...

The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to heatwaves much differently than to constantly elevated temperatures. This has been found by the first targeted ...

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Researchers in the UK have shown how the distributions of two phytoplankton groups—known to produce natural toxins that can ...

Despite their microscopic size, plankton are crucial for marine ecosystems. They act as the base of the entire food chain in oceans and freshwater. Plankton are microscopic living organisms that drift ...

Scientists warn that record-high sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean this year are having consequences for sea life. As marine heat waves there have worsened over the years, ...

Phytoplankton grow constantly and just about anywhere there are open, sunlit patches of ocean. When conditions are right, the growth of these microscopic cells can blossom to scales that are visible ...

On April 30, a large team of researchers from NIOZ, the UvA, the RUG, and NIOO, among others, boarded the research vessel ...

Marine phytoplankton of the diatom group: The plant organisms that make up phytoplankton can only be seen under a microscope. Credit: Annegret Stuhr/GEOMAR Marine phytoplankton of the diatom group: ...